HOW AND WHY TINUBU WON IN OYO STATE - MAKINDE

Governor Seyi Makinde

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has provided explanations for why Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the state in last Saturday's presidential election.

The governor expressed joy at participating in the procedure that

The governor expressed joy at participating in the procedure that, "redrew the electoral map of Nigeria."

Makinde claimed he supported equity and fairness during a Saturday appearance on State Affairs with Desmond Obilo on Splash FM.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party received 182,977 votes in Oyo, while Tinubu received 449,884 votes.

"I supported fairness, justice and equity. I supported a united Nigeria, a Nigeria that gives opportunity to every part of this country," Makinde said.

When informed that he had given his ward to Tinubu, Makinde remarked, "He (Tinubu) defeated me out there. How do you deliver your ward?"

He claimed that democracy was about people expressing themselves through the voting process and that many people in Oyo did so. "That is what they decide to do."

"You know, you allow people to express themselves. A lot of our people, that is what they decided to do. They decided that look, we want after eight years of presidency in the North, they want it to come to the South and this place being South-West, one of theirs was a candidate, so they supported one of their own."

"I am glad that am a part of a process that redrew the electoral map of Nigeria. That arrogance, I believe with the result of last Saturday's election, is basically behind us. Now we know that people will have to seek alignment. If you want to rule this country, you are not just going to say oh, because am from a certain part of this country, then that is the only qualification I require to rule this country. Now, you have to build bridges, reach out to others."