The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and his loyalists were conspicuously absent at the pre-Atiku Freedom March press conference for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, held at the state Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday. The press briefing was jointly addressed by former ministers of Federal Capital Territory (State), Jumoke Akinjide, Mines and Steel Development, Wole Oyelese and former deputy governor of the state, Hazeem Gbolarumi and another chieftain of the party, Femi Babalola. The freedom march is billed for Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. Delivering the prepared speech, the former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Oyelese said prominent members of the party would give speeches and justify to members of the public why they should vote for Atiku in the forthcoming election. He said, “As you all know, PDP is the strongest and the most popular party in Oyo State and indeed Nige...
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