Ibadan Explosion: “Makinde Lied” Says Atiku,  Directs Governor To His Condolence Message

By Ayodele Oni

Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has explained that he was among the first who sympathized with the people and Government of Oyo state over the recent explosion.

Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, while reacting to the accusation by the Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde, that the PDP candidate has not deemed it fit to react to the incident stated that Atiku’s response came within 24 hours after the incident.

Makinde made the accusation while receiving the presidential candidate of Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi in Ibadan.

Ibe 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 after 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 in his Facebook post of January 17 had wrote, “I wish to express my condolences to the good people and Government of Oyo State over the explosion that rocked the capital city of Ibadan late last night.”