Makinde Blames Opposition For Delay In Oyo LG Poll
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde has blamed opposition political parties for the non conduct of local government elections in the state for the past six years.
Makinde who said this while speaking with journalists suggested ways of helping the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi conduct the much desired local government election in the state, adding that there was need for conflict resolution.
According to him, the APC in Oyo State knows that the only way to stay in power was to make sure that the opposition did not come together.
“They succeeded. During all our moves, we saw their ‘hands’. At the end of the day, we the opposition members failed ourselves, we failed the people. Now that we know this, we will be more reasonable and put personal ambitions aside.
“We need to find an alternative means of conflict resolution. All opposition members need to come together to convince those in court to agree to an out-of-court settlement so that the issue of court case will be removed from the reason being adduced by Governor Ajimobi for not conducting the election,” he said.
On the case filed by some traditional chiefs, Makinde said they must find ways of settling the matter out of court, saying “We must settle out of court.
“This is the only way the much desired local government election can happen in Oyo State. I do not think the ruling All Progressives Congress is sincere about conducting the election. I don’t care if APC wins all the seats but the election should hold. We are simply being taken for a ride.”
