{"id":16911,"date":"2026-11-13T13:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/2027-my-presidential-bid-may-have-upset-tinubu-makinde\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:16:03","slug":"2027-my-presidential-bid-may-have-upset-tinubu-makinde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/2027-my-presidential-bid-may-have-upset-tinubu-makinde\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: My presidential bid may have upset Tinubu \u2014 Makinde"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Adegboyega Adeleye<\/p>\n

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Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Seyi Makinde says he believes his presidential ambition may have caused \u201cbad blood\u201d between him and President Bola Tinubu, whom he supported in the 2023 election, adding that he could only speculate that people may have told Tinubu he was also considering a run.<\/p>\n

Makinde made the remarks during an interview with Arise Television on Friday, while discussing how his relationship with Tinubu changed after he helped the President win votes in Oyo State in 2023. <\/p>\n

He also recalled meeting Tinubu when the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike told him he would hold the PDP for him ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I can only guess. Yes, please. You know, people talk a lot. Maybe some people went and told him, \u2018Look, Seyi may likely run against you.\u2019 I don\u2019t know. That may cause bad blood between us,\u201d Makinde said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were with the president and the minister of FCT. You know, knelt just by his side and told him that, look, I will hold PDP for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Makinde also said he supported Wike during the 2023 PDP presidential primary which meant he could not have been driven by an ambition to run. <\/p>\n

He added that he had also declined an approach from former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar\u2019s associates to join him on a ticket in 2023, saying he had not been governor or a public servant long enough to take on the role.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSo, it was my ambition, but I supported him in 2023 during the presidential primary of PDP. So, I didn\u2019t have ambition then. I suddenly just developed an ambition. And let me say this: former VP Atiku Abubakar had his people approach me to run with him, and I basically told them, \u2018Look, I was only three years as a governor in Oyo State, and three years as a public servant. So it wasn\u2019t enough to take such a decision.\u2019 So I said to them, \u2018No, go look for someone else that can run. If it\u2019s an ambition driving me, that is probably the surest part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makinde also said Tinubu did not contact him during the 56 days pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area remained in captivity. He said he had tried to see the President because he expected him to show concern over the kidnapping.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to see the President when our students and our children and their teachers were kidnapped, because I thought if any part of Nigeria is going through such a challenge, the president should be interested. Actually, I expected the president to call me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked whether Tinubu eventually contacted him, Makinde replied: \u201cHe did not. No. Till tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The governor said he also tried to reach the President through the State Chief of Protocol but received no response. He said he had never spoken directly with Tinubu about anything and was focused on governing Oyo State.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m saying it again that till tomorrow I\u2019ve not spoken directly with the President about anything. I\u2019m just minding my own business, running Oyo State. And I\u2019m not complaining,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The abducted pupils and teachers were later released after 56 days in captivity.<\/p>\n

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