The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Tuesday, described claims of an impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a “badly written script” aimed at distracting the public and attracting undue sympathy for the governor.

The party said Makinde was facing imminent political retirement due to what it described as his ego and naivety.

The APC, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, also dismissed the alleged involvement of President Bola Tinubu and others mentioned in the claims, describing them as unsubstantiated.

He added, “Governor Makinde ought to have been impeached long ago if members of the State House of Assembly were alive to their responsibilities, given several alleged cases of abuse of office recorded against him since May 2019.”

Recall that some members of the State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, denied involvement in a purported impeachment plot, which they claimed was being sponsored by prominent personalities, including the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, and the former wife of a past governor of the state, Florence Ajimobi.

It would be recalled that former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday, renewed his allegation that Makinde was plotting to remove the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, despite earlier denials by the state government and the palace.

Fayose, in a statement posted on his official X account, alleged, “Those who are still in doubt about Governor Seyi Makinde’s plot to remove the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, should keep their fingers crossed and follow unfolding events,” adding that recent accusations against the monarch were part of a broader plan to justify action against him.

He said, “They denied any rift between the Olubadan and Makinde after I made it public. But now, they are accusing the Olubadan of plotting to impeach Governor Makinde,” describing claims of partisanship against the monarch as “part of the orchestration to prepare the ground for the Olubadan to be queried.”

However, Sadare, in a statement, said, “Governor Makinde has decided to deploy some of his loyalists to execute a poorly written script aimed at securing a soft landing in the minds of some gullible supporters, especially those who have tied their political future to his, at a time when it is increasingly clear that he may not have a political platform to sponsor candidates in the 2027 general elections.

“Sadly, an informed source revealed that the impeachment narrative was designed to mitigate the impact of the allegations made by former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, concerning an alleged plan to dethrone the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Ladoja (Arusa I). However, the reality is that no external party is interested in pursuing the impeachment of a governor who has already reached a political dead end.

“Meanwhile, no amount of blackmail or propaganda can save Governor Makinde, as we believe his false alarm has exposed underlying issues that will eventually come to light.

“For the avoidance of doubt, allegations of misappropriation of funds from the 33 Local Government Councils, land-related irregularities, contract cost inflation, and the alleged diversion of the Federal Government’s N50bn relief fund meant for victims of the Bodija explosion, among others, constitute impeachable offences which will come to the fore sooner rather than later.”

Special adviser of President Bola Tinubu in Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has dismissed the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a gathering of “desperate politicians” without a clear national agenda.

Onanuga spoke while reacting to ADC chieftain Rauf Aregbesola’s criticism of Tinubu’s government during the party’s National Convention in Abuja on Tuesday.

Recall that the National Secretary of the ADC, Aregbesola, described the APC-led administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a “classic scam”.

Reacting to this in a post shared on his X handle, Onanuga wrote “No, Rauf. The real scammers are the politicians inside the SPV called ADC.”

Onanuga accused Aregbesola of repeating opposition talking points and attempting to distort the government’s record.

He said “At the event, Aregbesola reportedly called on his former boss, mentor, and benefactor to resign, parroting the opposition’s warped narratives about the economy and orchestrated reports of terrorist attacks in some parts of the country.”

He also criticised Aregbesola for what he described as a refusal to reflect on his own time in public office.

“His eight years as governor of Osun State were characterised by unmitigated hardship for the people civil servants went unpaid for months, and pensioners suffered greatly.”

Speaking on Aregbesola tenure as Minister of Interior, Onanuga said, “During his four years, obtaining a Nigerian passport became a nightmarish process, and there were multiple jailbreaks, including the infamous Kuje prison escape.”

He argued that it was “ironic” for Aregbesola to now speak on insecurity, saying, “For someone who failed so woefully to secure our correctional centres. it is ironic that Aregbesola now seeks to lecture others on insecurity.”

Defending the current administration, Onanuga stated: “The Tinubu administration has never shied away from acknowledging that policy reforms have brought unintended consequences but we have introduced numerous relief measures, including cash transfers and support for small businesses.”

He further added that economic indicators were improving under the reforms. “We have seen increased GDP, stronger foreign reserves, and a bullish stock market reflecting growing investor confidence.”

“The Renewed Hope Agenda is not a scam,” Onanuga insisted.

Media mogul, Dele Momodu, has said a presidential ticket that has Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi will be a formidable choice for the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Momodu stated this on Tuesday, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

According to him, Atiku and Obi worked together in 2019 and they will attract the same people.

“I’d pair him (Atiku) with Peter Obi because they worked together in 2019, so they already share a similar temperament,” Momodu said.

“Peter Obi came third in the last election, so you don’t have to work too hard to maintain and attract the same group of people who love him.”

Momodu also claimed there was panic within the All Progressives Congress, APC, with the presence of notable opposition leaders in the ADC.

“They (APC) cannot believe that we will have maybe four or five major opposition leaders in the country, and some people will go and put fire in their houses so that none of them will be strong enough to stand against the leader,” he said.

“It is reality; let’s not hide behind one finger. I keep saying it, Tinubu, Today, despite gathering all the governors, ministers, legislators, and what have you, you can see the obvious panic in the party,” Momodu added.