BREAKING: Oyo APM Crisis: Olopoeyan Tears Off Makinde’s Image On Campaign Bus, Leaves Adekanmbi’s Picture, Party Logo Intact (SEE VIDEO)
— Says ‘Makinde Is An Ingrate, I Will Continue To Fight Him’
The political rift between Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and prominent Allied Peoples Movement (APM) chieftain, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan, has taken a dramatic turn, with Olopoeyan tearing the governor’s image displayed on an APM campaign bus at his residence in Ibadan, using the opportunity to openly reaffirm his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office.
Olopoeyan directed his loyalists to tear Makinde’s image from the campaign bus during a meeting with them at his residence in Ibadan, in what appeared to be a direct political rejection of the governor and his camp.
His decision to direct the removal of Makinde’s image, while leaving Adekanmbi’s photograph and the APM logo untouched, has also added another dimension to the unfolding political disagreement.
By directing the removal of Makinde’s image from the campaign bus, Olopoeyan turned what could have remained a verbal disagreement into a conspicuous public demonstration of his displeasure with the governor.
But the image of the APM governorship candidate, Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi, and the party’s logo were left intact.
The meeting attracted loyalists from different local government areas across Oyo State, including Ogbomoso North and Lagelu, in a gathering that further exposed the widening cracks within the party as political permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections intensify.
The dramatic development came against the backdrop of a viral video suggesting that Olopoeyan’s loyalists had defected to the faction of the APM associated with Makinde.
However, Monday’s gathering presented a different picture, as the party chieftain used the occasion to dismiss the impression that his political camp had surrendered to the governor’s influence.
Speaking emphatically before his supporters, Olopoeyan declared that his allegiance remained with President Tinubu while launching a scathing attack on Makinde, whom he described as an ingrate.
“Here, who we are supporting is President Ahmed Tinubu, and we are not hiding it. Who is Seyi Makinde? He is an ingrate, and I will continue to fight him.
“Today, I am making it clear that my support is for Tinubu, and this is not a position I intend to conceal or abandon,” he added.
Olopoeyan further insisted that neither political pressure nor attempts to portray his camp as being in the governor’s corner would force him to abandon his position.
He stressed that his political decisions would not be dictated by Makinde or those working with him.
“We know where we stand politically, and nobody should mistake our position or speak on our behalf. Our support for President Tinubu is clear, and we will continue to make our position known without fear or ambiguity,” he said.
He also maintained that the viral video suggesting that his loyalists had moved into Makinde’s camp did not accurately reflect the position of his supporters, insisting that their political allegiance should not be determined by assumptions drawn from circulating footage.
