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Oyo APC knocks Makinde over alleged defection plans denial

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo State, yesterday, took a swipe at Governor Seyi Makinde over his alleged denial of clandestine plans to cross carpet from the Peoples Democratic Party for known political reasons describing the development as shameful, immoral, and regrettable.

The social media platforms were awash, on Monday, by speculations about Gov. Makinde perfecting plans to join the APC has reached out to some powerful stakeholders within and outside the southwest but the report was denied by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, who claimed in a statement that Oyo APC was the one wooing the governor in views of his personality and achievements in office.

In a swift reaction through a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Ibadan by the Personal Assistant (Media) to the State Caretaker Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, Olawale Sadare said that: “Gov. Makinde played the ostrich by denying apparent moves to join the APC through the back door.”