Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has said Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde's derogatory comment against President Bola Tinubu at former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's birthday further confirmed that he got a cold shoulder from the President during his last visit to the Villa.

Fayose had earlier revealed that Makinde had tried to do damage control on his public speech against the President, but met the shock of his political life when he visited Tinubu last week.

"It is now obvious that after getting that cold shoulder from the President, Makinde must have realised that the end of the road has come in terms of reconciliation between him and the President. This is more so because the Asiwaju made it clear that as far as Oyo State is concerned, he will support his party’s candidates in 2027," Fayose said in a statement.

He said the emergency opposition mouthpiece Makinde is trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to turn himself to is a result of the response he got from the President last week.

"Furthermore, it has vindicated me because if Makinde had gotten a soft landing that he expected from the President, he (Makinde) wouldn't have gone to make that statement, condemning the Government of President Tinubu, by calling the President a dictator while praising Buhari's administration.

"With these assurances too, the APC in Oyo State should now wake up and slug it out with Makinde's candidate, which he will field under the ADC, knowing full well that PDP won't be open for him to use," he said.

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