Oyo APC dismisses impeachment plot claim, accuses Makinde of seeking public sympathy
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described reports of an alleged impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a contrived narrative aimed at distracting the public. The
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described reports of an alleged impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a contrived narrative aimed at distracting the public.
The party said the claims were designed to generate undue sympathy for the governor, whom it alleged is facing political decline due to what it termed ego and poor judgment.
The APC’s reaction followed statements by some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly, believed to be loyal to Governor Makinde, who on Tuesday denied involvement in any impeachment plot.
The lawmakers had alleged that the purported move was being sponsored by prominent figures, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, and former First Lady of the state, Mrs Florence Ajimobi.
In a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Olawale Sadare, the APC dismissed the alleged involvement of President Tinubu and others mentioned in what it described as unsubstantiated claims.
The party further argued that if members of the State House of Assembly had fully discharged their constitutional responsibilities, the governor would have faced impeachment earlier, citing what it alleged were multiple instances of abuse of office since May 2019.
"Gov. 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.
"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."
