Propaganda has expiry date — PDP blasts Makinde over Ibadan meeting

By Luminous Jannamike
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Thursday after a faction of the party aligned with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, publicly disowned a political gathering in Ibadan, Oyo State, accusing Governor Seyi Makinde of using a purported alliance with the Allied Peoples Movement to advance his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections.
The dispute is the latest sign of the widening battle for legitimacy and control within the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections, with the Wadata Plaza leadership moving aggressively to distance the party from the Ibadan gathering while insisting it remains the recognised authority overseeing the PDP’s...