The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has urged the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to show his support for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
Melaye’s comments come after Makinde said on Saturday June 2, that ‘The healing process will have to start’.
Melaye said Makinde should walk into the presidential election tribunal and support Atiku to show that the healing process has begun.
Makinde, along with the G-5 governors led by ex-Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, had turned against Atiku during the last presidential election
While Makinde and Wike supported President Bola Tinubu, other members of the G-5 governors supported Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
But Makinde, while speaking during a PDP retreat for elected officials in Bauchi State, said the party had been through a lot during the last election, hence it was time to heal.
“We were through a gruelling election, and whether we want to admit it or not, we had issues amongst ourselves during the election, but you know what?
“The healing process will have to start, and the healing process will start now. We must focus on things that will unite us. We must, as a matter of urgency, be forward-looking.”
Melaye then redirected the governor’s words to him, asking him to show that healing has occured by attending the tribunal hearing.
Melaye argued that the gesture “will show that the healing has truly started.”
“I just want to start by appreciating the comment of Governor Seyi Makinde this morning, particularly where he said, ‘Healing starts now,’” he said.
“And the way to start that healing is, I would be glad if between now, next week, and two weeks that we’ll be at the tribunal, to see Governor Seyi Makinde walk into the tribunal venue and sit down, to support the party, our candidate.”
