2027: Makinde criticises Tinubu over budget implementation

Oyo State Governor and African Peoples Movement presidential candidate Seyi Makinde criticised the implementation of national budgets under President Bola Tinubu at a town hall meeting in Akure, saying it was unclear which federal budget was being executed. He promised that, if elected in 2027, he would reset Nigeria’s security architecture, economy and political system. Makinde called for a tax system that taxes prosperity rather than poverty and said budget performance in Oyo State had risen from 28–30% to more than 70%, with a January-to-December budget cycle. He also argued that infrastructure projects should serve economic needs rather than political favoritism or regional interests.