The development came hours after some support groups of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of the All Progressives Congress APC, threw their weight behind the re-election of Makinde.
LP at a press conference held at its state headquarters in Ibadan on Sunday announced that the party adopted the governor, based on the same ideology the governor shared with the party.
Speaking at the event, the party's chairman in the state, Atayase Sadiq, noted that the decision was made following extensive consultation with members of the party across the state's 33 local government areas.
He said: "The last Presidential election was keenly contested by the three major parties in the country and the result of the election as announced by INEC shows that Labour Party is a force to reckon with."
"The result of the Presidential election in Oyo State is similar to that. While the result of the election in its entirety is still a subject of contention, the takehome of the election is that a third force party that emerged barely a year ago has grown to become a strong force because of the quality of its candidate."
"Having considered this, in the upcoming election in our dear state, we have decided to support a candidate with the character, competence, and capacity to lead and who is also concerned about the wellbeing of the citizens as it is obvious that no party can win the gubernatorial election alone.
"He therefore enjoined all citizens of of Oyo to vote for makinde's re-election.
He added that the party structure in the state remains intact as its house of assembly candidates across the state are still in the race.
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