"Governor Seyi Makinde Is Not My Leader, He Is My Son" –Fayose

The former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has said that the governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde can never be his leader because he will always remain his son.

He made this known during an interview session with Channels TV, stating that the governor’s notion of saying He is the PDP leader in South west is wrong because he is the only PDP governor in the west.

He mentioned that whenever they all go out, they call him excellency but when they return home, they are his father.

"I am not into any leadership struggle with Governor Makinde but the fact is, Governor Makinde cannot come out and say he is my leader. He is not. The fact is that if my son is coming and he is a governor, I have to get up because it is the norm”.
“The gentleman is a governor and I must respect his office. Governor Makinde by all standards is the only PDP governor in the West . But all South-South PDP governor, who is their leader? Because he is the only one we have I used to be like that but I never said to anyone, I am the leader of the west. But if he wants to be addressed like that, it is okay”.

“Is Governor Sanwo-Olu the leader of Asiwaju in Lagos? Is Ambode the leader of Tinubu in Lagos? Or Governor Wike is the leader of Odili? That language we have to choose it. Governor Makinde will probably be 32 years when I was governor in 2003”.

“He is the leader in the South-West by reasons of his office. When we go out, we will say Your Excellency but when we are at home, we are his father”.