Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken a swipe at the President Bola Tinubu administration, saying it has become difficult to speak truth to power under his government.
Speaking at a function on Saturday in Ibadan, Makinde compared the situation with what he described as a more consultative approach during the tenure of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
The event drew dignitaries including the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, whom the governor said he missed his style of leadership.
“You cannot speak truth to power in this dispensation,” Makinde said while faulting the current administration’s handling of the tax reform bills.
“We had the same situation in this dispensation; it was the tax bill, and we said, ‘Look, bring the tax bill; bring it back; let us all have an opportunity to look dispassionately at it.’
“They said the tax bill will go ahead. It is an affront for even the governors to be saying that what the presidency has done to send the tax bill to the National Assembly. The tax bill, we don’t know what was passed at the National Assembly, we don’t also know what was signed up. When I say I miss you, I miss you so much sir,” he said.