Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop complicating the lives of Nigerians with what he described as unrealistic policies and projects.
Makinde made the call on Tuesday during the APM Presidential Campaign Organisation’s South-South Town Hall Meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, where he criticised the Federal Government’s economic policies and spending priorities.
He questioned the rationale behind major infrastructure projects, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, arguing that the government needed to demonstrate how such investments would improve the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
“You cannot keep complicating the lives of Nigerians. Everything from them is mega. They want to do a superhighway from where to where? They want to do mega this and mega that,” he said.
The governor also faulted the Federal Government’s Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and its naira-for-crude policy, questioning whether the initiatives had translated into lower transportation costs for Nigerians.
Makinde further criticised the government’s proposed approach to regulating petroleum product prices, demanding transparency in the framework used to determine fuel prices.
He urged the Federal Government to publish its petroleum pricing template, saying Nigerians and independent experts should be able to examine the figures and suggest ways to make fuel more affordable.
“Don’t complicate things and say, ‘This policy, that policy, we want to modulate the prices.’ Give us the template. Once we have the template, we can point out the real figures and tell you how to make this thing work for millions of Nigerians,” he said.
Makinde, who is seeking the presidency in 2027, presented his party’s proposed RESET agenda as an alternative to the Tinubu administration’s policies, promising reforms in education, security and the economy.
He argued that government policies should prioritise productivity, wealth creation and improved living standards rather than place additional pressure on struggling households and businesses.
