Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State states that the frequent defection of politicians from one party to another in the country is due to the absence of a clear political ideology among the nation’s political actors.
Makinde stated this on Thursday during the public presentation of a book titled: “Omituntun’s Political Ideology of Governor Seyi Makinde,” held at the State Local Government Staff Training School Hall, Secretariat, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said Oyo State has taken on a new look, stressing that the slogan Omituntun is not just a slogan, but the reality people live in.
Makinde pointed out that one of the major problems confronting Nigerian politics is the lack of ideological foundation among political parties.
“One of the things that troubles our politics is the absence of ideology. All our parties are almost one and the same. That is why it is so convenient for politicians to migrate from one to the other.
“At night, it is ABC, in the morning- SDP, and by afternoon, ADC because there is no ideology.
“Makinde’s actions are predictable, and that’s what defines ideology. You know what to expect from Republicans in the US, and from Democrats,” he said.
