Oyo govt accuses FG of intentionally excluding Makinde from federal road project launch
The Oyo State Government has accused the Nigerian federal government of intentionally excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from a major road project launch. Officials claim the exclusion is politically motivated ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while the federal government has not provided a formal response to the allegations.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the deepening political friction between regional leaders and the federal administration in Nigeria as the next election cycle approaches.
The Oyo State Government has accused the federal government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the launching of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.
The launching was held on Monday at Idi Ayunre in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State , with the state government describing the governor’s exclusion as politically motivated.
Mr Makinde is the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said the decision was difficult to separate from the emerging political contest ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said the road project was too important to the state and the wider South-west region to be reduced to a political event.
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