Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of attempting to weaken the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in support of President Bola Tinubu's second term ambition.

Mr Makinde made the remarks while recounting discussions he said he had with President Tinubu and Mr Wike, arguing that such political manoeuvres threaten Nigeria's multiparty democracy.

Speaking during a media briefing at the Government House in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the governor disclosed that President Tinubu had once asked him to assist in organising the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, a request he said he turned down because of his membership of the PDP.

He added that h...