Oyo 2027: Impeachment Plot Claims poorly staged by Makinde, “men”– APC

By, Avant Garde

The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has described the story of an impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a badly acted script, saying it aimed at distracting the general public, garner undue sympathy in the to a governor who faces imminent political retirement owing to his ego and political naivety.

Recall, some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly, who are believed to be loyal to Governor Makinde, came out on Tuesday to deny their involvement in a purported impeachment plot which they claimed was sponsored by mentioned prominent personalities including President Bola Tinubu, Oba Rashidi Ladoja (Olubadan of Ibadanland) and former First Lady in the state, Mrs Florence Ajimobi respectively.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC dismissed the alleged involvement of President Tinubu and others whose names were mentioned in the unsubstantiated claims but added that “Governor Makinde ought to have been impeached long ago if the State House of Assembly members were alive to their responsibilities in view of several cases of abuse of office which have been recorded against him since May 2019.

“Governor Makinde just decided to get some of his yes men to implement a badly written script aimed at offering him a soft landing in the minds of some gullible supporters including those who have put their political future in his hands especially now that it is almost certain that he (Makinde) might not have a political party to sponsor any candidate in the 2027 general elections.

“Sad enough, an informed source had it that the impeachment story was sold to mitigate the effects of the revelation made by the former governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, about the plan to dethrone the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja (Arusa 1) but the fact remains that no external person is interested in an impeachment process against a governor who has already reached a cul de sac.

“Meanwhile, no amount of blackmail or propaganda can save Gov. Makinde from impeachment as we believe that his false alarm would serve as an eye opener to the whole world that he has skeletons in the cupboard. For the avoidance of doubt; misappropriation of the 33 local government council funds, land scams, contract cost inflation, diversion of the federal government’s N50 billion Relief Fund meant for the victims of Bodija Explosion among others are impeachable offences which shall come to bear sooner than later.” the statement concluded.