I Will Work Against Makinde If He Doesn’t Stop Disrespecting Me – Fayose

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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has warned Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to stop disrespecting him and give him the respect he is due.

Fayose and Makinde have been at loggerheads over the leadership of the PDP in the South-West.

Speaking on Wednesday during the PUNCH Live interview, Fayose threatened to work against the re-election of Makinde if he continues to disrespect him.

He said he was amongst party chieftains who worked in 2019 to ensure Makinde emerged the winner of the governorship election in Oyo, urging Makinde to speak out if he has anything against him.

When asked what the bone of contention between himself and the Oyo State governor was, Fayose said,

“He (Makinde) is the one to tell you if there is any bone of contention. In this West, I am his brother, I am his father.”

Fayose stated, “When Makinde was to contest, I was the one that presented the flag to him and a red pen. It is a higher authority that hangs your rank, a senior officer hangs the rank of a junior officer, that means he saw me as a leader at the time I was giving him the flag at Ogbomosho.

“It was Governor (Rasheed) Ladoja that was holding the structure that we gave to him (Makinde), I was the only sitting governor at the time. I had powers to influence it negatively. Are you telling me the man that gave you red pen has suddenly become your enemy? If he has anything against me, let him say it. Governor Makinde should take it easy.

“When they were contesting election in Oyo State, I was the one giving him information about the senatorial election. I never slept all night. In his own election, I was with him in Ibadan. If he disrespects us, we will tell him that we have capacity to… I am not his mate.

“If he wants peace, he should stop that nonsense, I say it again nonsense. I mean every word I am saying. I’m a responsible Nigerian. If we were born in the same family, I will be older than Governor Makinde by 10 years even if I was not governor. I should be respected. I am a respectable figure in this country, forget any other story any other politician may say.”

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