Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the most significant defection Nigeria is yet to witness is the defection of hunger and poverty from the nation and not the political cross-carpeting dominating recent headlines.
In his bi-monthly newsletter released on Thursday, the governor reflected on the wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), urging Nigerians to shift their focus from political movements to the pressing economic realities affecting citizens.
“I said I would only be moved when hunger defects into the APC. I meant every word of it,” Makinde stated. “Families are being forced to make impossible choices daily. These are the real issues, not political realignments.”
Makinde stressed that the real battle facing Nigerians is not partisanship but poverty, hunger, and inequality.
He lamented that many households are struggling to meet basic needs while politicians continue to trade places for convenience.
According to him, only the Nigerian people—not political manoeuvres or party alliances—will determine the outcome of the 2027 general election, noting that “our politics must serve humanity, not ego.”
“No matter what the analysts predict, it is the Nigerian people who will decide the 2027 elections. Our job in the PDP is to deliver relief where others have brought pain,” he added.
He assured that the PDP’s upcoming national convention in Ibadan would serve as an opportunity to “reset and reassert the party’s values.”
Governor Makinde encouraged citizens not to lose faith, expressing optimism that “when hunger finally defects, prosperity will return, and so will our pride as a people.”
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