- Makinde traced the emergence of the group to 2015, when the PDP lost control at the federal level
- The governor noted that the group remained influential for almost ten years before being pushed out of the party’s structure in November 2025
- The governor made it clear that he would oppose any move by the group to reclaim control of the party
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that figures he labelled as “vagabonds” who once held sway within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been forced out, insisting that the party has now regained internal stability.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the governor made the remarks on Tuesday in Ibadan during the commissioning of the Oyo State PDP secretariat, where he said the era of internal chaos within the party was over.
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Using a Yoruba proverb to illustrate his point, Makinde explained that peace only returns to a household once disruptive elements are removed.
According to him, the calm now being experienced within the PDP is proof that those who previously unsettled the party no longer have influence.
Makinde traced the emergence of the group to 2015, when the PDP lost control at the federal level, creating what he described as a leadership vacuum.
He said that period allowed certain individuals to rise and dominate the party in ways that would not have been possible under stable leadership.
The governor noted that the group remained influential for almost ten years before being pushed out of the party’s structure in November 2025. He stressed that their removal marked the end of what he termed a long phase of internal disorder within the PDP.
He further clarified that neither his administration nor the Oyo State Government has any involvement in the party’s legal battles or national leadership disputes, distancing official governance from internal party matters.
Reflecting on his own political path, Makinde admitted that he had once aligned with the group, particularly between 2019 and the build-up to the 2023 elections, but said he has since withdrawn his support.
The governor made it clear that he would oppose any move by the group to reclaim control of the party, insisting that such an attempt would not be tolerated.
Concluding his remarks, Makinde suggested that the group’s influence was already waning, describing them as politically weakened and predicting that they would soon fade entirely from the PDP’s landscape.
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