Breaking: Powerful Nigerian Governor Temporarily Hands Over Power To Deputy, Reasons Emerge
- Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde will begin a one-month leave on Friday, 29 August 2025
- He formally notified the House of Assembly, handing power to Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal
- Lawal will act as governor until Makinde’s return on 29 September, ensuring governance continuity
Ibadan, Oyo state - Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that he will proceed on a one-month leave starting Friday, 29 August 2025.
The decision was formally communicated in a letter transmitted to the State House of Assembly and read during Tuesday’s plenary session.
Letter read before assembly
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The House of Assembly speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, who read the letter, confirmed that the governor’s action was in compliance with Section 190(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The section mandates governors to notify their respective assemblies before embarking on official leave, Punch reported.
Deputy Governor to act in his stead
Governor Makinde, in the letter, handed over the responsibilities of his office to his Deputy, Barrister Bayo Lawal, who will serve as Acting Governor throughout the vacation period.
“I hereby transmit that during the period indicated above, the Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, shall serve as Acting Governor. I shall resume duty upon my return from vacation on Monday, 29 September 2025,” the letter partly read.
Smooth transition of power assured
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The notification underscores a smooth transition of authority and continuity of governance during the governor’s absence, Vanguard reported.
Lawal, who previously acted in the governor’s stead during similar occasions, is expected to oversee state affairs until Makinde’s return.
Makinde and Wike begin rift
In a separate report, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Thursday, August 21, said he is not ready to “go low with anyone who decides to go into the gutters.”
Makinde made this statement while addressing journalists shortly after the South-West zoning consultative summit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held in Lagos.
“Personally, when people go low or go into the gutters, I don’t go with them. Some people are now going into the gutters. We will reach out to them. That is democracy."
“I can disagree with people, but there shouldn’t be anything personal here. It should be about what we are giving to Nigerians because they are watching.”
Speaking further, Makinde added that despite challenges, recent elections had shown that the PDP remained a formidable force.
Katsina gov Radda hands over power to deputy
Previously, Legit.ng reported that the deputy governor, Malam Faruk Lawal Jobe, is expected to assume the role of acting governor during this period.
The speaker of the State House of Assembly, Nasiru Yahaya Daura, announced and confirmed the development during Tuesday’s legislative plenary. The governor’s vacation was approved in response to a formal letter addressed to the speaker, which the assembly chief whip, Alhaji Ibrahim Dikko, read before the session.
In the application, Governor Radda cited Section 190 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which empowers state Houses of Assembly to grant such requests from the executive arm.
Source: Legit.ng
