- Makinde said Atiku’s resignation of his PDP membership is nothing to worry about and that there is no cause for concern.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the exit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will not have an effect on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Atiku resigned his membership of the PDP on Wednesday in Adamawa State.
Reacting to the development, Makinde said Atiku’s resignation of his PDP membership is nothing to worry about and that there is no cause for concern.
Makinde, who was the keynote Speaker at a Colloquium of the 10th Coronation Anniversary of Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, Deji of Akure, stated this in an interview with newsmen.
He stated that freedom of association is the hallmark of the PDP and anyone is free to join or leave its ranks.
“I don’t think that will make any dent on PDP as a party. PDP is an institution and you have freedom of entrance and exit,” he said.
The governor said he did not see the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a threat to PDP but as a mere political party intended to contest in elections as PDP.
Earlier, Makinde hailed traditional institutions as a heritage of the country and urged for the government to accord them due relevance for national development.
The title of the lecture was: “The Role of Nigeria’s Traditional Institutions in Nation Building: Impediments, Impacts, and Prospects.”
He said that traditional institutions are not relics of the past but enduring pillars of identity, legitimacy, and communal cohesion.
“Long before Nigeria’s formal administrative systems took root, traditional rulers dispensed justice, upheld values, coordinated local security, and kept communities united.
“Today, they remain custodians of grassroots trust. And nation-building that ignores them does so at its peril.
“No wonder politicians continue to seek their blessings and validation,” he said