{"id":881010,"date":"2025-12-27T01:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/wike-just-left-law-school-when-i-made-my-first-1million-at-29-governor-makinde-takes-dig-at-fct-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T01:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:14:23","slug":"wike-just-left-law-school-when-i-made-my-first-1million-at-29-governor-makinde-takes-dig-at-fct-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/wike-just-left-law-school-when-i-made-my-first-1million-at-29-governor-makinde-takes-dig-at-fct-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wike Just Left Law School When I Made My First $1Million At 29,\u2019 Governor Makinde Takes Dig At FCT Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a revealing media chat on Tuesday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde offered a sharp perspective on his professional history and his deepening rift with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Makinde drew a stark contrast between their career paths, recalling his early financial success as a private businessman. \u201cThe exact first contract that Mobil gave to Makon (Seyi Makinde\u2019s company), I was 29, it was $1 million. Within that one year, I made $1 million in my pocket. I was 29,\u201d the governor shared. He pointedly added, \u201c1997, Wike perhaps at that time just left law school. And then his next job after that was local government chairman.\u201d<\/p>\n

The governor utilized the interview to address the internal crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), specifically accusing Wike of undermining the party\u2019s future. Makinde recounted a startling encounter involving President Bola Tinubu, stating, \u201cI was in a meeting with the President and Wike, and Wike said to the President, \u2018Sir, I will hold PDP for you against 2027.\u2019 I was in shock.\u201d This statement, according to Makinde, was an unauthorized declaration that prompted an immediate confrontation once the meeting concluded.<\/p>\n

Detailing the aftermath of that exchange, Makinde explained that he challenged the FCT Minister\u2019s loyalty right there on the veranda. \u201cWe got to the veranda and I asked him, \u2018Wike, did we agree to this?\u2019 I don\u2019t like talking about people, but I will talk about the real issue,\u201d he recounted. The Oyo governor made it clear that while Wike has chosen a specific political path for the next general election, he would not be following suit, stating firmly, \u201cWike can support the president in 2027, but I will not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makinde also revealed that he was transparent with President Tinubu regarding his own political allegiance, refusing to entertain any cross-party collaboration in his home state. \u201cI said, no, sir, I can never help you organise the APC in Oyo State because I am of the PDP,\u201d he explained. The governor argued that the fundamental conflict stems from Wike\u2019s attempt to influence the entire party toward the current administration, noting, \u201cThe real issue is that Wike would like to support the President for 2027. That\u2019s fine; it is within his rights. But some of us want to ensure that democracy survives in Nigeria, and that PDP survives as well. He should allow us to make our own choices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Makinde characterized the struggle as a battle for the soul of the opposition and personal political autonomy. He disclosed that he had initially tried to resolve the friction through a mutual friend, but was forced to confront Wike directly when the Minister refused to back off. \u201cWike can support him, but it is also within my right to decide who I will support or what I will do in 2027. This explains the current conflict within the PDP,\u201d he noted. He concluded by reiterating his independence, stating that \u201cit is within my own right to decide within the political space who I will support or what I will do in 2027<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a revealing media chat on Tuesday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde offered a sharp perspective on his professional history and his deepening rift with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Makinde drew a stark contrast between their career paths, recalling his early financial success as a private businessman. \u201cThe exact first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":881011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117537,868],"tags":[117536,6490],"class_list":{"0":"post-881010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wike","8":"category-school","9":"tag-wike","10":"tag-school"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}