Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that his decision to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election was based on a written agreement that the President would establish a government of national unity if elected.
Makinde made the revelation during an interview with ARISE News on Friday, November 13, 2026, where he accused Tinubu of failing to honour the agreement reached before the election.
According to the governor, the agreement was documented and signed by representatives of the political leaders involved before it was presented to Tinubu.
Makinde insisted that he still has a copy of the document as evidence of the understanding, which he said influenced his decision to support the then-All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate despite belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He explained that the arrangement was not primarily about sharing political appointments but about bringing Nigerians from different political backgrounds together to address the country’s challenges.
The governor questioned whether the Tinubu administration had fulfilled the commitment, arguing that the government had not reflected the national unity and political inclusiveness they expected.
” I still have the agreement with us,” Makinde reportedly said while discussing the arrangement during the interview.
He also dismissed suggestions that his decision to support Tinubu was motivated by their shared Yoruba background, maintaining that his support was based on the proposed government of national unity.
The governor’s revelation comes amid growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde has since emerged as the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and is positioning himself to challenge Tinubu in the forthcoming election.
However, the full contents of the alleged agreement have not been made public, and the document was not independently examined during the interview. The Presidency had also not publicly responded to the allegation at the time of reporting.
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