2023: Makinde Declares Interest In Seeking Re-election

Oyo State Governor, Southwest Nigeria, Seyi Makinde, has declared his readiness to seek re-election in 2023.

Gatekeepers News reports that Makinde in a post on his Official Twitter page said that he had picked the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the governorship election again.

The post read, “In my newsletter today, I announced that I have picked up the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for a second term as the elected governor of the good people of Oyo State. If the good people of Oyo State desire it, we will serve for four more years.”

In the newsletter, Makinde said, “I promised in my last newsletter that by the time you receive this one, I would have decided whether to run again for office.

“Sometime last week, I picked up the expression of Interest and nomination forms for a second term as the elected Governor of the good people of Oyo State.

“Yes, I am presenting myself again to serve.

“In the last three years, Oyo State has seen unprecedented development in all sectors with no zone left behind. We have worked hard in all the four pillars upon which our Roadmap to Accelerated Development in Oyo State 2019-2023 is built. We are engineering a modern Oyo State.

“But as every engineer would tell you, our work is not done until all problems are addressed. We believe we have laid a solid foundation for solving the problem of moving the good people of Oyo State from poverty to prosperity.

“We would love an opportunity to build on that foundation. So now, the ball is, once again, in your court. If you, the good people of Oyo State desire it, then we will serve you for four more years.”