Makinde challenges Tinubu to disclose 2026 budgetary provision for army expansion
He spoke on Monday at the APM North-central Town Hall Meeting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, where he also criticised the federal government’s economic policies and outlined aspects of his party’s proposed agenda ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Mr Makinde, who is also the governor of Oyo State, said announcing the expansion of military formations without adequate financial and operational planning would not be enough to address persistent insecurity, particularly in the North-central.
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has questioned the funding and planning behind the federal government’s proposed expansion of Army divisions, asking the administration of President Bola Tinubu to identify the provision made for the exercise in the 2026 budget.
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