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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, lamented that out of the three major candidates who contested the 2023 presidential election, only the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has not called or sent a message to him to commiserate with the people of the state over the recent explosion in Ibadan, the state capital.

Five people were confirmed dead while 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Adeji, Old Bodija in Ibadan.

Makinde made his position known in Ibadan while receiving the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, during his visit to the Governor’s Office, to commiserate with the government and the good people of the state.

He further noted that Atiku’s silence sent a troubling message about his character and judgment. The governor said, “Let me use this opportunity to thank the former Governor of Anambra and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for the visit.

“I thank him because politics didn’t seep into this. You came here to commiserate with us over the explosion. Investigation is going on. It was simply illegal miners storing explosives in an environment where they shouldn’t be.

“It is a place where it’s meant for people to live in. It’s not a mining site. So, all the lapses that allowed such to happen have been looked into. “I am particularly grateful because the musketeers that went for the presidential election have reached out to me. The president has called me, you have reached out to me, but my own party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has not called or even sent a text message.

“And I am saying it openly, so that our leaders will know that there is time for politics, you have a time for governance and you have a time for humanity. So, we want to say thank you so much, sir. We appreciate this visit.”

Earlier, Obi said his visit was to pay condolence to the governor and the people of the state over the recent explosion.

He said, “Through the governor, we want to extend our condolences to the bereaved families and to all those who lost their valuable property in the incident and to assure them of our prayers that God will grant those who lost their lives eternal rest. And we want to thank the government for its prompt response and that is what governance has to be.”

Speaking on the economic situation of the country and its effect on the masses, Obi called for a cut in the cost of governance at the Federal level as a necessary sacrifice to move the country forward.

“All of us are now involved, and all of us should work hard and make the necessary sacrifices to see that we turn around the situation. That is why it is necessary when things happen here, and the government responds in a manner government should respond and everybody comes to participate and commend them for doing the right thing.

“It’s a matter of sacrifice, today, elections are over, governance is the key thing and what is required for me is to cut down on the cost of governance, especially at the Federal level, it is unacceptable the way it is going, we need to prioritize critical areas such as education, health and pulling people out of poverty,” he stressed.

https://punchng.com/makinde-faults-atikus-silence-on-ibadan-explosion/

That is why he has never won the presidency. He would abandon Nigerians to the cruelty of APC only to return shortly before elections to compete.

Is this how PDP wants to wrestle power from APC in the next election?

Atiku has always been like that. If no be ethnic or religious matter, you won't find him talking. Baba Dubai

Atiku cannot learn from his past mistakes, attitude like this is what gave Wike the opportunity to pocket the party for 3 years before the last PDP primary election. He should be the leader of the party and stop running to dubai every time.

Is it by force to commiserate with anybody?

All this pepper body is typical of a particular tribe.

Makinde should have made his statement without the unnecessary inclusion of Atiku.

Mr. Governor you didn't handle the situation well, is not a must that Atiku must visit you, he may be preoccupied with other state matters, Election has ended we should not politicalize everything..Allow atiku to rest..Someone should help me and beg Oga Tinubu to wake up from sleep....we dey see pepper here

seanfer:
Atiku cannot learn from his past mistakes, attitude like this is what gave Wike the opportunity to pocket the party for 3 years before the last PDP primary election. He should be the leader of the party and stop running to dubai every time.

Very true, How can you come around few months to election, offload money to win primary and expect to win general election?

OZIOGU1:


Very true, How can you come around few months to election, offload money to win primary and expect to win general election?

He will fail woefully in the PDP presidential primary... Money will fail him this time around.

Makinde should rest jare. When you are doing yours during the presidential election. No one called you out, now he turned blind eye to them. You are busy blabbing.

Kilokan iru awa yi. (Weytin concern us) ibadan shouldn't burn down only. Including entire oyo. Weytin be atiku own. Anybody wey he like he go commiserate with.

Bleep Makinde. For not ing his party presidential candidate.

As a member of G5 Atiku would be like, phue! I no kuku send thoughtfully

Press his neck...Press am!!!

Outside politics you can't help but simply love Peter Obi for his personality, he is a gift to humanity and inspires hope

This man is more intelligent than how he's thinking, must he commensurate with you...

You betrayed him, so you shouldn't expect fast response from him to you or your people..

Okay

Does he know anything about it

I'm waiting for how Atiku condemnation will apprehend the perpetrators of the evil act and how it will repair all our damaged inner roads across Oyo state

Hmm!!!


All these Governors sef.

You allowed such a tragedy to befall the state under your care and you are looking for someone to clean your tears with handkerchief??

Who will clean the tears of the citizens that have been so badly affected by this tragedy??

Arrant nonsense!!

So you can't ignore him? He's not the president so why do you gaf if he cares or not

The EMIR of DUBAI!!!!!!!

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That Dubai wannabe
Nothing concern him with the state or affairs of the country until it’s time for another election
Pdp clown

Atiku dey nack Dino for Dubai

Makinde should tell us who, and what caused the explosion? How many people are being prosecuted?

What do you want him to say

Atiku follow people wey destroy PDP nd land us APC...

Well
It's one thing to refuse to him when he needed you even though you are both of same political family

It is also another thing for him to refuse to send his condolence to the state

On this, both of you are wrong and none has the mouth to accuse the other

Dera1000:
Mr. Governor you didn't handle the situation well, is not a must that Atiku must visit you, he may be preoccupied with other state matters, Election has ended we should not politicalize everything..Allow atiku to rest..Someone should help me and beg Oga Tinubu to wake up from sleep....we dey see pepper here

But he wasn't too preoccupied to ask d president ABT the loan concerning nnpcl

He's an hypocrite

You are one of his enemies.
Do the whole Oyo is one of his enemy.