Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has tasked his advisory council with engaging credible candidates among the Peoples Democratic Party aspirants for the 2027 governorship election. He added that by the close of Saturday’s session, nine aspirants had interacted with the council. “With the cooperation of the governor, the council, which I chair, is interacting with all the aspirants just to understand their plans for the state. They are fantastic aspirants,” Ayorinde said. We are having discussions with them to understand their ideas, visions, and programmes for the state after Governor Makinde.

Source: Punch March 23, 2026 04:46 UTC