APC Blasts Makinde Over Rising Insecurity In Oyo
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has again lamented the surge in kidnappings, murders, hoodlum attacks and other violent crimes in the state, while blaming Governor Seyi Makinde for what it described as poor security management and political distractions.
The party made the allegations in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare.
It said the security situation in Oyo State has deteriorated compared to other South-West states, accusing the governor of failing in his constitutional duty as Chief Security Officer of the state.
APC also faulted Makinde’s response to the recent abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area.
The party said the governor had resorted to blame-shifting instead of addressing the root causes of insecurity.
Reacting to the development, the APC stated, “We have said on several occasions that window dressing and populism cannot help in the building and sustaining security architecture.
“The current administration started, on a bad note in 2019, with the disengagement of some critical stakeholders from the joint security activities in the state and up till the present moment, the traditional rulers and other relevant institutions are being left out while priority was on the purchase of pleasure cars, at exorbitant cost, for some security agencies.
“He (Makinde) paid almost N8billions for the procurement of surveillance aircrafts but nothing has been seen since July, 2025 while bandits and other criminal elements torment residents of the state . The same Makinde admiration equipped Mukaila Auxiliary and his army of political thugs with lethal weapons for the purpose of witch-hunting the opposition elements and residents but today, the whole world knows the results of this action.
“Makinde keyed into the idea of South-West Security Network but available reports indicate that able-bodied men recruited into Oyo Amotekun Corps were the worst treated by the government. No good salary, no welfare package, no insurance or retirement plans while most of them (Amotekun Corps) are deployed to wrong places where they serve the interest of those in power and their friends only.
“Also annoying was the statement credited to Governor Makinde on Thursday regarding the need for the establishment of State Police. It is on record that the Oyo Governor was among those people who frustrated the efforts when it was first conceived. 16 governors submitted a memorandum on proposed modalities for the creation of state police in March, 2024 at the request of the Federal Government but 20 delayed their submissions but it was only one governor (Makinde) who called the exercise a waste of time.
“Among those who did not submit their memorandum was Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo and a few days after that, he was on Channels TV where he was quoted as saying; “I did not submit any memorandum to the State Police. But my position is very clear about State Police. I see it, quite frankly, as a waste of our time.” Regrettably, Makinde now wants to shift the blame on the Presidency even he has never been denied the monthly payment of Security Votes which runs into billion of naira. Makinde should sit up and rescue all abductees immediately.”
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