Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, has dumped Rauf Olaniyan, his
deputy, ahead of the 2023 governorship election in the state.
In his place, the governor has picked Bayo Lawal, a former
attorney-general in the state.
There has been a rift between the governor and his deputy
for more than a year, with leaders in the deputy’s camp accusing Makinde of
breaching an agreement made before the last election that brought them in.
They also alleged that Makinde did not involve Olaniyan in
the affairs of the state.
Olaniyan was a governorship aspirant in the African
Democratic Congress before the party entered into an alliance with the Peoples
Democratic Party ahead of the 2019 election.
By virtue of the alliance, it was agreed that Olaniyan would
drop his governorship ambition and become the running mate to Makinde.
There have been reports that the deputy governor would leave
the PDP but he recently debunked the rumours, stating that he would remain in
the party.
Lawal, Makinde’s new preference for deputy governor, is from
Kishi in Irepo local government area of the state.
He served as the state attorney-general in the
administration of the late Lam Adesina. He also served as the executive
chairman of Oyo state housing corporation under Makinde.
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