••• Deputy Gov Different From Running Mate- Government Source
Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has dropped his Deputy governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan as running ahead the conduct of the 2023 general election.
Makinde, as reliably informed has picked a Kisi born politician as his running mate in 2023.
This development has further confirmed the frosty relationship between the leaders of the party.
Our correspondent gathered that Deputy Governor had prior to this latest development contemplated leaving the PDP for another party.
He accused the governor of sidelining him in decision making, especially on issues concerning the party.
It was gathered that the Deputy governor was not carried along during the selection of party’s candidates in the last primary election.
As a result of this, the Deputy governor was not in attendance at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, venue of the primary election.
But a top Government official confided in the Network that the Deputy Governor has been holding meetings with top officials of the All Progressives Congress.
When asked if the story that Makinde had dropped him was true, the source, “the Deputy Governor is the deputy governor and the running mate is a running mate. They are not the same. Why are you mixing up two entirely different matters?”