Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday declared that he is not prepared to go low with anyone who decides to go into the gutters.

He made the remark while addressing journalists shortly after the South-West zoning consultative summit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held in Lagos.

Makinde stated, “Personally, when people go low or go into the gutters, I don’t go with them. Some people are now going into the gutters. We will reach out to them. That is democracy.

“I can disagree with people, but there shouldn’t be anything personal here. It should be about what we are giving to Nigerians because they are watching.”

The governor emphasised that despite challenges, the PDP remained strong, pointing to recent elections as evidence.

“In all our states, they showed last Saturday that PDP is not dead. In most other places of the 12 states, PDP came second. It is an indication to us that if we continue to work hard, we can reclaim the confidence of Nigerians,” he said.

On the issue of zoning the PDP presidential ticket to the South, Makinde said the party was not yet at that stage.

“We haven’t even gotten there. We need to have a party first before you start talking about presidential candidates. If we don’t have a party, anything you are trying to do will fall flat.

“Our efforts right now are directed towards having a vibrant and united PDP that Nigerians will be proud of and believe in again,” he added.

Dignitaries at the summit included the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara; Chairman of the party’s National Zoning Committee and Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri; Governors Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State (represented by his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai); former Osun Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; Bode George; and Monsurat Sunmonu.

Also in attendance were 12 of the 17 PDP National Assembly members and other key stakeholders from across the southern states.

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