“O ni yeye, ale Amuda, o ngba kobo losu, to ni Oun nna toro lojumo”.
Ale Amuda, ( Amuda’s concubine) is a very interesting fellow.
The pitiable fellow, any time he saw his concubine, always love to make mouth and boast about things that are beyond his means.
As a result of his penchant for empty boasts, Ale Amuda made so much mockery of himself.
Governor Seyi Makinde reminded me of the shameless fellow, Ale Amuda, yesterday.
During the presentation of his final Budget to the Oyo state House of Assembly, as Governor of Oyo state, Governor Makinde repeated a statement he made about two weeks ago.
He reminded perceived enemies, to be very careful about what they do to him in the remainder of his tenure which expires on the midnight of the 28th of May, 2027, but this time around, he was very direct about the threats he issued.
He said, though, the election would hold in January and February and his tenure, as Governor of Oyo state ends on the midnight of the 28th of May, 2027, but he still possesses the power to still act in a manner that a lot of people would never forget in their lives within that period.
He told the story of one of his teachers who was notorious for beating Pupils of Bishop Philips’ for no just cause, in his days as a secondary school boy and how the teacher beat them for doing nothing on a particular day, just because he was told that someone amongst the student wished him dead.
He said the teacher told them, after beating all of them, that, even though, he knew they were passing out of Secondary school by June of that year, but he would ensure that they never forgot him.
Governor Makinde thought he was issuing threats against imaginary enemies who could either be present or absent at the program yesterday, but in actual facts, just like Ale Amuda, he was making a mockery of himself.
In the first place, he had made this particular statement a couple of weeks ago and I wondered why he was repeating them yesterday.
Secondly, this particular statement is a pointer to the fact that the Governor had already accepted defeat in the yet to be conducted general election.
Thirdly, it shows that the Governor had become so desperate, jittery and even, afraid of his own shadows.
I noticed that Governor Makinde has begun to loose weight once again.
He appeared like a shadow of himself and honestly, I had a little bit of pity for him yesterday, even though, he doesn’t deserve it.
How did this man, this once upon a time, very popular figure in Nigeria, allowed himself to be driven by ego, to this unfortunate point?
Someone, who could have the world at his feet, if only he had humbled himself, becoming an object of ridicule!
I think I understand the reason why Governor Seyi Makinde is resulting to issuing of threats against imaginary enemies.
He had been boxed to a very tight corner of the ring and the blows have been raining on him non-stop.
While he was making mockery of himself yesterday at the House of Assembly Complex, thousands of his party men, led by his erstwhile Chief of Staffs and a very prominent politician, former Deputy Chief of Staffs to the late Governor Adebayo Alao Akala, Alhaji Razak Gbadegesin were emptying the Allied People’s Movement, APM political structures into the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ogbomoso.
Specifically, former Local Government Chairmen in three of the five Local Governments of Ogbomoso, all Council Secretaries, Chiefs of Staffs, Supervisory Councilors, Special Assistant to the Council Chairmen in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South Surulere and Ogo-Oluwa led thousands of their supporters out of the APM to the APC yesterday.
That blow is too massive, even for Governor Makinde to receive without losing his balance.
I had predicted that this moment will come for Governor Seyi Makinde.
I can confidently say, that, he is yet to see anything.
From amongst those who were with him in the House of Assembly yesterday, a lot more would still abandon the ship.
Let me however counsel Governor Seyi Makinde.
I can easily predict him. If you ask me, if he has the capabilities to act recklessly after he and his anointed gubernatorial candidate, Bimbo Adekambi had lost the election next year, I will say yes.
However, by that time next year, Governor Seyi Makinde would have learned a lot of bitter lessons.
Those would be the time he will understand how the Civil service is programmed.
I wonder, who, in the Civil service would carry out the reckless directives of an outgoing Governor?
Will the Security architecture also carry out the reckless directives of an outgoing Governor? Definitely no.
The way into the Government House is always laden with the shouts of Alleluyah, but the way out? Many times, not rosy.
Once Governor Makinde loses the presidential election and Bimbo Adekambi loses the Gubernatorial election, the remaining days in the office of the Governor of Oyo state will automatically become a war theater for Governor Seyi Makinde and I am saying this, prophetically.
This is someone who spent the past seven years plus, looting the resources of the State.
What exactly does he think the Anti-corruption Agencies would be at the time?
Not only that, I don’t know why Governor Seyi Makinde thinks that he would remain at large after the election.
If he has till the 28th of May, 2027 to stay and continue acting as the Governor of Oyo state, is there no higher authority who also has time to whip him into line if he chooses to be reckless and irrational?
Governor Seyi Makinde had demonstrated that neither himself nor Bimbo Adekambi deserves the peoples’ votes in 2027.
If the late Ajimobi were as desperate as he is now, would Makinde ever be Governor of Oyo state?
It is also clear that Governor Seyi Makinde nominated Adekambi for the sole purpose of covering his dirty tracks and Oyo state would reject them both.
If he have his ways, Oyo would burn, if his wishes are not achieved, but God Almighty will not allow Oyo to burn because of the greed of one man.
Our Governor has become a laughing stock.
Once again, he makes me remember the blacksmith of Idanre. The greedy fellow who was given two hundred blunt cutlasses to forge tools out of it and he claimed to have produced only two hundred needles from the two hundred blunt cutlasses.
The fellow became confused after the owner of the two hundred blunt cutlasses asked him to return the two hundred needles to two hundred blunt cutlasses handed over to him in the first place.
” Alagbede Idanre, ta ko igba ada fun, to ni igba abere lo ka, yoo pada waa fi igba abere ro igba ada”.
Governor Seyi Makinde is the blacksmith of Idanre. It will be interesting to see how he will turn the high places against him to a valley.
Let me end this piece by referencing a song by K1, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde. ” To ba loyun koyun….”
For Governor Makinde, ” to ba serekere, saara ni”.
I referenced that song by K1 with Rivers State on my mind. I do not think any sitting or outgoing Governor in Nigeria should toy with peace in their domains.
I suggest that the Governor should just serve out the remainder of his tenure as Governor of Oyo state in as much peace as is possible for him.
I will not frighten him with the fate that awaits him after he loses immunity from prosecution next year.
He knows and I need not remind him about the next chapter.
Sola Abegunde.
