Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Peter Fayose, has launched a scathing attack on Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, declaring that he could face imprisonment over his handling of the abduction and subsequent release of Oriire schoolchildren and their teachers.
Fayose accused Makinde of gross mismanagement and deliberate attempts to evade accountability, stressing that no amount of political maneuvering or international grandstanding would shield him from the consequences of his actions.
He condemned Governor Makinde’s attempt to involve the United Nations, describing it as a diversionary tactic designed to mislead the public and distract attention from critical truths, he is fully aware of but has deliberately chosen to conceal.
“I make bold to declare that Governor Seyi Makinde will ultimately face justice for his questionable role in the Oriire schoolchildren ordeal. His hands are far from clean, and his recent responses reveal a leader with much to hide. Nigerians are not deceived; his call for UN intervention is nothing but a façade. He must understand that every action carries consequences, and accountability cannot be avoided,” Fayose said.
In an exclusive interview with Veracity Desk on Wednesday, Dr. Ayodele Fayose intensified his criticism of Governor Seyi Makinde, insisting that the governor’s recent actions and public statements raise serious questions about his integrity, transparency, and commitment to public trust.
Fayose argued that Makinde’s conduct reflects a troubling disregard for accountability, portraying him as a leader more concerned with political image-making than with genuine service to the people of Oyo State and Nigeria at large.
“Governor Makinde will eventually give account of his stewardship after his eight years in office. It is not the United Nations that will investigate him, but Nigerian institutions like the NFIU, EFCC, ICPC, the Code of Conduct Tribunal, amongst others. Political power is transient, and immunity is not perpetual,” Fayose declared.
Fayose also alleged that Makinde has a history of concealing vital information from the public. He recalled his earlier claim that Makinde failed to disclose the ₦50 billion support he received from President Bola Tinubu’s administration following the Ibadan explosion, warning that such lack of transparency could have grave consequences.
Fayose, who mocked Governor Makinde over what he described as his inability to groom or produce any credible successor, said:
“Governor Makinde seems to have forgotten that his chances of leaving behind a worthy successor diminish with each passing day. No one will be willing to shoulder the burden of cleaning up the questionable legacy he is laying over his eight-year tenure. Rather than focusing on self-preservation, he ought to have been more committed to the welfare of his people and upheld the highest standards of moral rectitude in public office. Only then would posterity judge him kindly. As it stands, his current posture reflects a leader more concerned with image-making than genuine service to his state and country.”
