Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed what he described as the real drama that played out during Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.
In a statement issued just hours after the meeting and titled “Untold story of what happened in the Villa during Governor Makinde’s visit to the President today,” Fayose claimed that Makinde walked into the Villa only to be firmly rebuffed and humiliated.
According to Fayose, Makinde could not summon the courage to meet President Tinubu alone and had to draft Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, as political cover before approaching the President.
“Here is the true story of what happened in the Villa when Governor Seyi Makinde visited the President today. First, Governor Seyi Makinde demonstrated that he now lacked enough courage to face the President alone; he had to enlist the support of the Plateau State Governor,” the statement stated.
Fayose alleged that President Tinubu wasted no time in drawing the line, making it clear that he would only entertain discussions strictly related to official matters concerning Oyo State — and nothing more.
“The President told him that if it was about official matters regarding Oyo State, he will listen to him,” Fayose said.
“But if it had to do with politics and any claim that it was Wike that angered him to go on TV to accuse him of plotting to turn the country into a one-party state, it is better to, as usual, go on TV to say all he had to say.”
The former Ekiti governor further claimed that Makinde was bluntly warned against political double-speak — saying one thing privately and another publicly.
“He was told pointedly that he can’t come to the closet on political matters to eat his words while saying another thing to the public,” the statement added.
On the battle ahead for 2027, Fayose alleged that President Tinubu made his position crystal clear, telling Makinde he was not counting on his backing in any form.
“The President told Governor Makinde that he was not expecting any support from him regarding 2027, and that he should also expect that the President will support his party,” Fayose disclosed.
Fayose also claimed that the President reaffirmed his unshakable alliance with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, brushing aside Makinde’s grievances as strictly personal.
“Wike is someone whose support and consistency the President can’t deny or wish away,” Fayose said. “If Makinde has issues with Wike, that is between the two of them.”
He ended his explosive revelation by reopening questions surrounding funds released to Oyo State after the January 2023 Ibadan explosion.
“Shouldn’t Makinde tell the people of Oyo State if he has returned the N30bn he admitted to have received from the Federal Government as intervention fund?” he asked.
