We’ve expelled vagabonds from PDP, Makinde taunts Wike

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has taken a swipe at Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Talking on Tuesday on the unveiling the Oyo PDP secretariat in Ibadan, Makinde mentioned that the principle opposition celebration is now freed from inner disruption.

The governor said that “vagabonds” who beforehand held sway inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been expelled.

Recall that Wike and different 10 members of his faction had been expelled for alleged anti-party actions on the PDP conference held in Ibadan in 2025

Drawing from a Yoruba proverb to elucidate current developments, Makinde mentioned, “In Yoruba land, we at all times say that in case you see a home or a compound that’s peaceable, the vagabond in that home has not grown up.”

He defined that the group gained prominence after the PDP misplaced energy on the federal degree in 2015, a interval he mentioned created a management vacuum.

Makinde mentioned “In 2015, PDP misplaced energy on the federal degree. There was a spot within the management. In any other case, these vagabonds would by no means have been capable of grab PDP.

“They grew up in 2015, they’d their time, and for 10 years, a decade, they practised their vagabondry within the PDP.

“However they’ve expelled in November 2025. So, there is no such thing as a extra vagabond in PDP.”

Makinde distanced each himself and the state authorities from the celebration’s ongoing authorized disputes and nationwide management points.

Reflecting on his political journey, the Oyo State governor admitted he was as soon as aligned with the group however has since withdrawn his assist.

“Let me confess. I got here into authorities in 2019, and in the direction of 2023, I used to be yoked with them. However now, I’ve repented,” he mentioned.

“For them to carry PDP for an additional two years, no, no, no.”

He concluded by suggesting that the group’s affect was waning, describing them as “sporting rags, dancing round at midnight,” and predicting that they’d quickly disperse.