The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, declaring that he is unworthy of the office he occupies following remarks he made at an opposition summit in Ibadan.
The party was reacting to Makinde’s reference to “Operation Wetie” during the gathering of opposition political leaders held in Oyo State last Saturday.
Makinde had addressed participants at the summit and warned against what he described as a dangerous concentration of legislative power under a single political party.
“For those that are carrying on as if there’s no tomorrow. They should remember that ‘Operation Wetie’ started from here. This is the same Wild Wild West,” he said.
“Operation Wetie,” derived from a Yoruba phrase meaning “wet him,” is historically associated with the political violence and unrest that engulfed Nigeria’s Western Region, particularly Ibadan, during the mid-1960s.
Responding in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said it was disturbing that a serving governor and Chief Security Officer of a state would invoke such a violent chapter in the nation’s political history.
The party described the comment as reckless incitement to violence and warned that such statements could fuel anarchy, murderous rage and widespread lawlessness.
“By his incitement to violence, Makinde has showed himself to be unworthy of the high office of Governor that he occupies,” the party said.
The APC also called on security and intelligence agencies to take necessary action, while stressing that constitutional immunity does not protect public officials from accountability over statements considered threats to national security.
The exchange adds to rising political tensions ahead of the 2027 general elections, as parties continue to reposition and contest the direction of governance in the country.
