Makinde cautions Oyo lawmakers, says he remains Governor until May 2027

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has cautioned members of the state House of Assembly over their conduct towards him, reminding them that he will remain in office until May 29, 2027.

Makinde made the remarks on Tuesday while presenting the proposed N1.12 trillion budget for the 2027 fiscal year to the state legislature.

The governor, who spoke jokingly, said he would be moving to Abuja after the 2027 general elections but warned that he still had some months in office to take actions that residents of the state would not easily forget.

He suggested that between February and May 2027, he could make certain decisions before handing over power on May 29, 2027.

“Please, be careful what you do to me because, after the election, I will still be the governor of this state until May 29, 2027,” Makinde said.

“Even though I will be moving to Abuja, I can still do something in this state between February and May that people will never forget.”

To drive home his point, Makinde recounted an incident from his secondary school days at Bishop Philips Academy, Ibadan, when a teacher once flogged students after claiming he had received a spiritual message that he would soon die.

“The man went to church one Sunday, and the following Monday, before we had even commenced learning, he asked for a cane and flogged us all. We were wondering what we had done,” he recalled.

“Afterwards, he told us that he had received a spiritual message in church that one of us had done something that would cause him to die.

“He said, ‘You all thought I would die. I won’t die until June, and you will all never forget it.’

“And truly, we never forgot it until June, when we graduated. So, don’t let me say the same thing to you all. Until May 29, 2027, don’t let me do something that people will never forget.”

‘BUDGET OF SUSTAINED PROGRESS’

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In the breakdown of the 2027 proposal tagged “Budget of sustained progress”, capital expenditure accounts for N670.03 billion, representing 60.07 percent of the total budget, while recurrent expenditure stands at N445.31 billion, or 39.93 percent.

Makinde’s remarks come amid the recent resignations of key political appointees in his cabinet, including Segun Ogunwuyi, his former chief of staff.

Ogunwuyi quit the government in October after aligning with Sharafadeen Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state.

The governor said he was keeping count of those who had left but insisted that their decisions were of no significance to his administration.

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Makinde said one of the female officials who resigned had approached him with what he described as an impossible request, adding that she tendered her resignation after he declined to grant it.

The governor, however, said the recent departure would not distract his government or affect its commitment to delivering its mandate.

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