Governor Oluseyi Makinde has won the return ticket of the peoples Democratic Party PDP to contest in 2023.
Makinde scores 1040 votes while Barriser Hazeem Gbolarunmi had 2 votes and 6 votes voided
The election which was conducted by Senator Ben Obi led electoral committee and observed by INEC, security agencies and other stakeholders.
In his acceptance speech,Seyi Makinde said 2023 is our time to rescue Nigeria
from the APC and change things from bottom to the top,They promised to take us from top to bottom and indeed we are inside a hole
“I was overwhelmed by the positive feedback i recieved from everyone especially our delegate and coming here to witness your endorsement at my election as your flagbearer, i can only say thank you ” I am not the most brilliant and i am not also the most upright but you gave me your mandate. i thank you.
“Thank you for believing in me and our great party the PDP. thank you for trusting in me , trust is like a building the foundation for trust is truth i told you in 2018 that i may not be right all the time but i will be honest with you all the time and i have been
Because i have been truthful to you that is why we still have our bond and trust i will keep all the promises made to you, since we resume office on may 29 2019, we have been keeping our promises and i will continue to do it
He listed his achievements in all sectors which he said is affecting the economy