The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned attempts by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to silence the governor.
Reacting to a statement issued by the National Secretariat of the APC, the party described it as not only “disingenuous but a calculated exercise in political amnesia, selective morality, and intellectual dishonesty.”
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Michael Ogunsina, said in a statement on Sunday evening that the APC cannot rewrite history simply because it is now inconvenient.
According to him, this is the same political platform that once built its opposition identity on charged, confrontational, and highly mobilising rhetoric.
He added that the records are not hidden.
“The then opposition leader, now President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the height of national protests and political tension, consistently framed his political messaging around resistance to perceived state failure, famously declaring that political power ‘must be fought for’ and mobilised with absolute resolve.
“His political posture at the time was unapologetically aggressive in tone and intent, designed to galvanise mass political action.
“Similarly, former President Muhammadu Buhari, during his years in opposition, repeatedly issued hardline warnings about electoral outcomes and national consequences—language that shaped intense political mobilisation and public agitation at the time.
“These were not passive statements; they were powerful political signals that shaped the national mood. These are verifiable facts, not reinterpretations.
“It is, therefore, the height of hypocrisy for the APC today to attempt to criminalise Governor Seyi Makinde for referencing a historical episode as a cautionary reminder against political intolerance.
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