Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state committed an unforced error when he sacked Local Government Chairmen elected during late Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s tenure. That was a costly error and a needles one for that matter. The Law under which those Local Government Chairmen were elected stipulated a three years tenure and except by a judicial pronouncement to the contrary, their tenure could not be terminated by executive Fiat. Unfortunately, instead of Governor Makinde to take his time and seek judicial opinions concerning the status of the Council Chairmen, he dissolved the Local Governments hours after he took oath of office…
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Why is it that everywhere Governor Makinde walks, controversies trail? A coalition of political forces was put in place for him to realize his long time ambition of becoming the Governor of Oyo state. Immediately he achieved that ambition, he stoked a string of controversies through his failures to fulfill gentlemen agreements reached with the coalition partners and the rest, as they say, is history. Makinde rose to prominence courtesy of the reason of him being the only Governor on the platform of the PDP in the South West, until Governor Adeleke of Osun state was elected much later. He…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state is a man who have been credited to enjoy a great deal of street credibility. His Media Team and “Olentelafas” are voiceferous about the Governor’s charismatic personality. Honestly Governor Makinde latched on to this likeable personality cleverly woven by a section of the local Media during the early part of his first tenure as Governor. The opposition in Oyo state have always maintained that everything about Governor Makinde starting from some of the projects done by him and the image issue are mere cosmetic. There is no way you will critically look at Governor…
“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back… Those who are talking about malicious embellishment in the budget; they did not understand the arithmetic and did not refer to the baseline of what I brought,” President Bola Tinubu declared at the State House, upper Friday. And there was ominous quiet on the home front. He was hosting the leadership of the Senate at the breaking of Ramadan fast. Do you remember the fuss generated a couple of weeks ago by the allegation of N3.7…
Local Government Election have been slated for April 2024 in Oyo state. Thank God it is not going to be business as usual. The main opposition political party, the APC will be participating in the election. Local Governments in Oyo state have been grounded since Governor Makinde assumed office about five years ago. The Governor, in line with his belief that Local Governments in Nigeria are an aberration have continued to treat the third tier of Government as an appendage of the Governor’s office. This is contrary to the provisions of section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal…
This indeed is a good time for the “Lagos Boys”. The Lagos Boys, aka “Bourdillon Boys” are now the “Big Boys” of Nigeria. Their principal, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now the president, Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The former Big Boys of Lagos now call the shots in Abuja and trust them, the Big Boys are in total control of all facets of Government, the Executive, Legislature and the MDAs. Unfortunately, in their display of power and grandeur, they are gathering political foes and laying Landmines for their principal enroute 2027. They have completely polluted the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state is one lucky individual. He has been elected Governor of the Pace setter state twice, not really because he deserved it but mainly because he took advantage of prevailing circumstances on both occassions. Don’t make a mistake, Seyi Makinde is a master in the art of deception and he successfully deployed deception as a potent weapon on both occassions. In 2019, the tenacity to put an end to late Governor Ajimobi’s political endeavors was high and popular amongst politicians across political parties in Oyo state. The determination to end what was considered Ajimobi’s “…
The urgent call that must be made now by opposition political parties who are willing to participate in the Local Government Election is to impress it upon the OYSIEC chairman to come out clean on the provisions of schedule 2 of the OYSIEC Law. For every election, the most important process is the announcement of the winners and losers. It is the concluding process of the election from the side of the electoral umpire and whatever call made by the Electoral body could only be tampered with by the Tribunals as provided for in section 33-42 of the OYSIEC Law.…
Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power emboldened by beliefs in local magical spells. Francisco Macias Nguema, first president of Equatorial Guinea from the time of the country’s independence in 1968, till 1979 when he was overthrown, was a perfect fit of this. A strongman and one of the most brutal dictators in human history, Nguema reportedly killed between 20,000, to 80,000 out of the total Guinea population of about 200,000 to 300,000 people. This led to his country being nicknamed the Dachau of Africa.…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) staged a protest on Monday against recent appointments made by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, alleging that he prioritizes his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists over their members. During a press conference in Abuja, FCT party leaders expressed their discontent and urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene and prevent Wike from undermining their political structure in the nation’s capital. According to The Punch, it was reported that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has faced criticism for his appointments since he assumed office, with appointments such as Chidi…