Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has thrown down the gauntlet, using President Tinubu’s own words against him as the 2027 election conversation heats up.
Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has fired a fresh political salvo at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and this time, he is using the President’s own words as ammunition.
Makinde is questioning whether Tinubu deserves a second term in Aso Rock — and his argument is simple: the President made a promise to Nigerians, and that promise has not been kept.
“He Said It Himself”
According to Makinde, President Tinubu had at some point declared that if electricity was not fixed in Nigeria, Nigerians should not vote for him. For many Nigerians who have lived through decades of generator fumes, NEPA wahala, and skyrocketing diesel costs, that statement hits differently.
Makinde’s message is clear — hold the President accountable to his own standard.
This is not just a political jab. It is a reminder that power supply in Nigeria remains one of the most painful daily realities for ordinary Nigerians — from the Mama Put in Ibadan who cannot keep her freezer running, to the small business owner in Lagos whose generator fuel bill is eating deep into his profits.
The Bigger Picture
Nigeria’s electricity crisis is not new. For decades, successive governments have promised to fix the national grid, yet most homes and businesses still depend heavily on generators and inverters. Under the current administration, energy costs have soared, with fuel subsidy removal making generator usage even more expensive for the average Nigerian.
Makinde, positioning himself as a credible alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections, appears determined to build his campaign around accountability and the failures of the current federal government.
What This Means for 2027
With 2027 still on the horizon, the political atmosphere in Nigeria is already heating up like a Lagos afternoon in March. More opposition voices are stepping forward, and the electricity question may become one of the defining issues of the next election cycle.
Nigerians have a long memory — and Makinde is clearly banking on that.
The question now on everyone’s lips is simple: Has the light come? And if not, what happens next?
As the political chess game continues, one thing is certain — the 2027 election conversation has well and truly begun, and Nigerians deserve answers.
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