Following the disclosure by Governor Seyi Makinde that he was being hindered to provide adequate security for the people due the placement of all security structures under the control of the federal government, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has asked him (Makinde) to resign from office immediately and allow his deputy to complete the last year of his two-term tenure.
The governor reportedly said, in his acceptance speech as the Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ibadan on Saturday, that there little he could do to rescue the school children and other people abducted by bandits at two remote communities in Oriire local government area of the state since he has no absolute control over all security agencies.
But in a statement issued today and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare Oyo APC, described Gov. Makinde’s disclosure as a height of cluelessness, insincerity and criminal ineptitude warning that “parochial leaders like Makinde pose a grave danger to the growth and development of the Nigerian society even as it is important for the electorate to avoid them in future elections.
“Engr. Seyi Makinde could not find any fault in the nation’s Constitution as he gleefully sworn on it twice to protect the lives and properties of the people of the state. He has been using the mightiness of his office to control power, resources and people without any complaints until now that he is faced with a serious challenge which came his way on account of incompetence, cluelessness and ego.
“Sad enough, he is trying to take an advantage of the ugly development to whip up political sentiments to drive the cause of a mirage which he calls presidential ambition in 2027. With his latest insensitive comments, Gov. Makinde has again unveiled the hypocrisy in him and it is time he quit the Office of the Governor since he has said that he lacked the wherewithal to guarantee the security needs of the residents of the state.
“His predecessors operated under the same constitutional provision and there was never a time in the administration of Alhaji Lam Adesina, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala or Sen. Abiola Ajimobi the security architecture of the Pacesetters State was this threatened. We could recall that late Ajimobi established a Security Trust Fund through which adequate funding of the sector was provided while he ensured the involvement of all relevant stakeholders unlike what we are experiencing at the moment.
“Certainly, Gov. Makinde’s presidential ambition is dead on arrival but our fear is about the amount of losses, deprivations and wastefulness which the good people of the state would be subjected to in the next one year under his leadership. Oyo state people deserve a team player, sincere and humble person as their governor and since Makinde has failed to demonstrate this in the last seven years, he should just apologize and quit the state.” Sadare added.
