The Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde has lightheartedly warned members of the Oyo State House of Assembly to watch how they treat him, reminding them that his tenure as governor does not end until May 29, 2027.
Makinde spoke on Tuesday while presenting a proposed N1.12 trillion budget for the 2027 fiscal year to the assembly.
Although he will be moving to Abuja after the 2027 elections, the governor said he could still take action in the state between February and May that residents would not easily forget.
“Please, be careful what you do to me because, after the election, I will still be the governor of this state until May 29, 2027,” Makinde said.
“Even though I will be moving to Abuja, I can still do something in this state between February and May that people will never forget.”
To drive the point home, Makinde recalled an incident from his days at Bishop Philips Academy, Ibadan, when a teacher flogged the entire class after claiming he had received a spiritual message that he would soon die.
“The man went to church one Sunday, and the following Monday, before we had even commenced learning, he asked for a cane and flogged us all. We were wondering what we had done,” he recalled.
“Afterwards, he told us that he had received a spiritual message in church that one of us had done something that would cause him to die.
“He said, ‘You all thought I would die. I won’t die until June, and you will all never forget it.’
“And truly, we never forgot it until June, when we graduated. So, don’t let me say the same thing to you all. Until May 29, 2027, don’t let me do something that people will never forget.”
