Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has cautioned members of the state House of Assembly against taking actions that could provoke him, reminding them that he would remain in office until May 29, 2027.
Makinde made the remark on Tuesday while presenting the proposed N1.12 trillion 2027 budget to the lawmakers in Ibadan.
The governor, who is also the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), said he would still have the authority to govern the state for several months after the 2027 general election, despite his planned move to Abuja.
“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,” he said.
He added, “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.”
Makinde, however, made the remarks in a joking manner as he recalled an experience from his secondary school days at Bishop Philips Academy, Ibadan.
He narrated how one of his teachers had flogged students after claiming that he received a spiritual revelation that he would soon die.
According to the governor, the teacher later told the students that he would not die until June and that they would never forget the incident.
Makinde said the students indeed remembered the incident until they graduated in June.
He then urged the lawmakers not to push him into taking an action they would remember before the end of his tenure.
The governor presented a proposed N1.12 trillion budget for 2027, tagged “Budget of Sustained Progress”.
The proposal earmarks N670.03 billion, representing 60.07 per cent, for capital expenditure, while N445.31 billion, or 39.93 per cent, is allocated to recurrent expenditure.
Makinde’s remarks come amid political developments in the state, including the resignation of some members of his cabinet ahead of the 2027 elections.
