Don’t be in a hurry, APC counsels Oyo Gov-elect, Makinde

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the state’s Governor-elect, Mr. Seyi Makinde to wait until he becomes governor on May 29 before scrutinizing the state’s finances.

The party, in a statement in Ibadan on Tuesday by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olatunde, also advised Makinde to prepare for governance and stop chasing shadows, urging him to focus more on how to manage the state as from May 29, after the completion of the second term of incumbent Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

According to the ruling party which lost the keenly contested governorship election in the state to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Makinde, by now, is expected to be brainstorming on how to further raise the bar of governance and deliver on his electoral promises.

“By now, the governor-elect should be brainstorming on how to further raise the bar of governance, instead of raising unfounded, malicious and mischievous allegations against the incumbent.

“Like the allegation that the incumbent is emptying the state treasury released by his spokesperson, Dotun Oyelade,” the party said.Noting that Ajimobi’s mandate as governor would lapse on May 28, and  that he still has responsibilities to perform till his tenure lapses, the APC urged Makinde to wait for his turn to govern the state, at which time, he would be at liberty to scrutinise the finances of the state.

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The party said it would have ignored the comments of Makinde’s spokesperson but for the sake of the general public who could be misled, adding that opposition should be based on facts and issues, and not “mudslinging and character assassination.”

“The vituperation credited to Makinde clearly shows that the incoming team lacks a good grasp of core governance issues, especially a simple one as the commencement and expiration of an administration,” it said.

“We are surprised that the governor-elect did not deem it fit to visit the Sogoye area of Ibadan, the venue of the building that collapsed last Friday.“If such an incident occurred before the elections, he would have been one of the early callers to the site.

“This is a demonstration of the true nature of the party and its candidate,” APC said, insisting that the action was a pointer to things to come in the state, wondering if the romance between the people and Makinde had suddenly ended with his electoral victory.

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