The swearing in of Ademola Adeleke on Sunday as the Osun State governor means the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now has two of the six governors in the South West geo-political zone.
Until Mr Adeleke defeated the incumbent Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16 governorship election, the main opposition party controlled only Oyo, which it had also reclaimed from the APC in the 2019 general election.
However, Mr Makinde is one of the five PDP governors, also known as the G5, involved in a rift with the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The governors have refused to campaign for the candidate, although they continue to work for the party in their states for the other seats being contested for in the 2023 general elections. Unless that rift is resolved, Mr Adeleke will only become a replacement for Governor Makinde and the field commander of the PDP in the South West, at least in the presidential election.
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