Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo, says he has the capacity to become Nigeria’s president.

Makinde spoke during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, aired on Tuesday.

The Oyo governor is currently serving his second term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Makinde said that the 2027 presidential election would be a battle between Nigerians and the All Progressives Congress (APC), and not a contest between political parties.

“I don’t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land, and I have what it takes, but what I want to do right now is this: Is this what Nigerians are asking for? Is this what my party will say we should do? We don’t know; we still have a long time to go,” he said.

“Where we are right now is that we must fix our party; we must have a platform for you to even aspire to be anything.“Let me also say this: If my political journey ends right here, I am also very happy.

When I joined politics in 2007, I wanted to go to the Senate.“I wanted to be a senator, but now, not only have I achieved more than that by being governor of my state, I have also cherished the opportunity that people have given to me to make my own little difference.”

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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), have unanimously resolved not to join any coalition or merger as the 2027 elections approach.

The resolution was made by the governors during the PDP Governors’ Forum meeting, held in Ibadan, Oyo State,.

The meeting was attended by key governors, including Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Agbu Kefas of Taraba, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa.

In a communiqué read by the Governor of Bauchi State and the forum’s Chairman, Bala Mohammed, the forum noted the “nationwide speculations about possible mergers of parties, groups, and/or associations” and resolved that “the Forum will not join any coalition or merger.

Equally, the forum emphasised that “the PDP, as a major opposition party, welcomes any parties, persons, or groups that are willing to join the party with a view to wrestling power and enthroning good leadership in 2027.”

Photo: Gabon’s military leader and Presidential candidate Brice Oligui Nguema (C) reacts after casting his ballot at the Centre Urban Pilot school polling station in Libreville on April 12, 2025 during Gabon’s presidential election. Gabonese voters began casting ballots on April 12, 2025 in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup. (Photo by Nao Mukadi / AFP)

Gabon’s junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has won the presidential election.

The provisional results released Sunday by the interior ministry. Oligui won 90.35 percent of votes counted, while his main rival, Alain-Claude Bilie by Nze took 3.02 percent of the vote and six other candidates failed to win more than 1 percent in the elections that marked a return to democracy.

Turn-out was 70.4 percent, said the ministry.

AFP