By Akinwale Kasali
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has lashed the President Bola Tinubu administration for beign increasingly difficult in yielding to the truth.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain said it has been extremely difficult to speak the truth to power under the current government.
He made this remark at the 60th birthday celebration of the Oyo State President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Rev. Samson Anetomobi.
Contrasting the present administration to that of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, he described Tinubu’s style of governance as a consultative style.
The 60th Birthday Celebration of the Clergyman had in attendance several dignitaries, including the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, whose leadership style Makinde said he deeply misses.
“You cannot speak truth to power in this dispensation,” Makinde said, as he criticised the Tinubu administration’s handling of the tax reform bills.
“We had the same situation in this dispensation; it was the tax bill, and we said, ‘Look, bring the tax bill; bring it back; let us all have an opportunity to look dispassionately at it.’
“They said the tax bill will go ahead. It is an affront for even the governors to be saying that what the presidency has done to send the tax bill to the National Assembly.”
Makinde further lamented the lack of clarity surrounding the legislation, adding that: “The tax bill, we don’t know what was passed at the National Assembly, we don’t also know what was signed up. When I say I miss you, I miss you so much, Sir,” he said, referring to Osinbajo.
He expressed personal regret over Osinbajo’s exit from office and reflected on the current state of governance.
“Sir, I personally miss you in that position (presidency). A lot of people may not know why things are not really the same. It’s not a political talk because I’m not on that podium,” Makinde stated.
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