Atiku: Anyone holding PDP down should quit – Makinde

Makinde and Atiku

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, has downplayed the exit of the People’s Democratic Party Presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, declaring that it won’t affect the fortune of the party. Makinde said this in Akure , the Ondo state capital during an interview with journalists at the 10th anniversary of the rulership of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Asked to comment on the exit of Alhaji Atiku from the party, the governor said that ” Politics is a game of interest. I don’t think that will make any dent on PDP as a party.

Asked to comment on the exit of Alhaji Atiku from the party, the governor said that ” Politics is a game of interest. I don’t think that will make any dent on PDP as a party.

” The Peoples Democratic Party is an institution. We have freedom of entrance and exit. Anyone that will hold PDP down, it is better for such a individual to quit.

On whether the Africa Democratic Congress poses a threat to the People’s Democratic Party, Makinde said that ” l don’t see ADC as a threat to PDP.

” The goal is about the same. If you are not happy about the tempo and pace of governance, you are free to associate and see what can be done.

“But one thing we must all realize is that players will come and go, governors will come and go, president will come and go but our state and country will remain.

In his lecture entitled “The Role of Nigeria’s Traditional Institutions in Nation Building: Impediments, Impacts, and Prospects, the governor advocated a constitutional role for traditional rulers.

Makinde said that his administration in Oyo state has taken deliberate steps to integrate traditional institutions into the governance architecture.