The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the report of an impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a badly-written script aimed at distracting the general public and also attracting undue sympathy to the Governor, who faced imminent political retirement as a result of his own ego and naivety.
According to some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly, who are believed to be loyal to Governor Makinde, on Tuesday, denied their involvement in a purported impeachment plot which they claimed was being sponsored by named prominent personalities, including President Bola Tinubu, Oba Rashidi Ladoja (Olubadan of Ibadanland) and former First Lady in the state, Mrs Florence Ajimobi.
In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists 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 “Governir Makinde ought to have been impeached long ago if the State House of Assembly members were alive to their responsibilies in view of several cases of abuse of office which have been recorded against him 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 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.” APC stated.
