Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has opened up on the messy fallout within the Peoples Democratic Party, claiming he deliberately walked away from the party’s “carcass” and handed it to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. According to Fayose, Makinde’s troubles stem from a burning, oversized ambition that ultimately backfired.
Speaking on TVC’s Politics Tonight, Fayose didn’t hold back, painting a picture of a party torn apart by personal goals rather than collective vision. He reminded viewers that both he and Makinde were part of the infamous G-5 group that shook the party’s foundation ahead of the 2023 elections. The real question, he argued, is not what the opposition did, but what went wrong inside that very group.
“Why is Makinde here? Why is Wike here?” Fayose asked, pointing to the obvious pattern. “When you carry an ambition that knows no bounds, trouble follows you like a shadow.”
He then shared a telling anecdote about a promotional flyer that surfaced online, pushing a “Makinde for President” campaign. Fayose said he forwarded the flyer to Makinde, who immediately called him back, dismissing it as the work of “jobbers looking for money.” Makinde allegedly swore he would never let himself be used as a Yoruba pawn against another Yoruba man, specifically President Bola Tinubu. “God is my witness, and let him deny it,” Fayose added, challenging Makinde to dispute the account.
But the wounds run deeper than political maneuvering. Fayose recalled how Makinde seized the entire PDP structure in Ekiti State and handed it to figures Fayose refuses to even name. That move, he said, was the final straw. “I left the carcass of the party for him,” Fayose stated bluntly, making it clear he had no interest in fighting over what he sees as a hollow shell.
The former governor’s remarks offer a rare, unfiltered look at the internal fractures that continue to haunt the PDP, where loyalty and ambition have become a dangerous mix.
