*Makinde Slams APC Over Viral ‘Lapping’ Video, Urges Oyo Residents To Reject Party In 2027*
IBADAN — Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticized the All Progressives Congress over a viral video involving the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, and urged residents not to vote for the APC in the 2027 election.
Makinde made the statement while addressing PDP supporters over the weekend. He referred to a trending video where Senator Alli was seen during an interview with a young man seated on his lap, while the senator was also seen touching the man’s leg.
Without mentioning names, Makinde said: “If you like vote for those people lapping each other, that’s where your problem will start, they will first forget you. You better vote for who we said you should vote for.”
He called on voters to support the candidate his party will present to succeed him when he leaves office in May 2027.
The Alli campaign team explained that students had visited the senator to invite him to an event and due to insufficient chairs, one of them sat on his lap. They described it as an “unplanned and fatherly gesture.”
The Oyo APC also accused Governor Makinde of trying to intimidate residents and traditional rulers who host APC politicians, and said the party will continue to take its “Renewed Hope Agenda” to the people.
The incident has sparked discussions across the state as political activities begin to pick up ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
