Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to comments by Oyo state governor that he has not reached out to him since the unfortunate explosion which claimed five lives and injured many others happened in Ibadan
Governor Seyi Makinde while playing host to former Anambra governor Peter Obi faulted Atiku’s refusal to reach out to him
However Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, while reacting said his principal was not silent on the January 16 explosion that killed five persons, injured 77 and destroyed 58 houses in the Old Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Ibe said Atiku had
condoled with the Oyo people over the incident.
He said, “With due respect to Governor Seyi Makinde, we wish to correct his expression about the response of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar to the recent explosion in the city of Ibadan.
“Atiku Abubakar made a condolence message about the Ibadan explosion, less than 24 hours of its occurrence, where he shared his commiseration and empathy with the good people and government of Oyo State over the incident.
“Perhaps the Governor has been too busy to take track of media reports on the incident. But we wish to put on record that on the 17th of January, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar did make a widely available message on the Ibadan incident.”
Atiku has blamed his defeat in the 2023 presidential election on the refusal of Makinde and four other PDP governors to support his ambition.
Makinde and the other PDP governors, who called themselves G-5 governors, supported President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
