The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that he commiserated with victims, people, and the Government of Oyo State following the Ibadan explosion....CONTINUE READING
Atiku stated this in reply to a statement by Governor Seyi Makinde, who claimed that the former Vice President failed to call him over the unfortunate incident.
Recall that the Oyo State governor on Monday January 29 criticised the former vice president Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan
Makinde criticised Atiku while appreciating the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who was on a condolence visit to his (Governor Makinde) office
According to The Nation, Makinde said out of the three leading candidates in the 2023 presidential election, only Atiku has failed to reach out or condole with the state and victims of the incident.
He stated that President Bola Tinubu, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had called him over the incident, but Atiku, a member of the same political party as him, had not reached out to him.
Reacting in a statement on Monday, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, stated that the former Vice President released a statement to commiserate with victims and the people of Oyo State.
According to him, Makinde has been too busy to take track of media reports on the incident.
The statement reads: “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” the statement partly reads…CONTINUE READING>>
