Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has berated the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar, over his failure to show concern regarding the explosion in Ibadan.
Makinde stated this on Monday when he received the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at his office in Ibadan.
The governor said the former vice president has neither called nor sent a condolence message over the explosion, adding that Atiku has not shown leadership as a result of his position as the PDP leader.
He said: “Even Atiku, who is my leader, has neither called nor sent consolation messages over the explosion.”
Makinde informed Obi that President Bola Tinubu called him and also sent a federal government delegation to visit the site of the explosion.
The governor added that he had presented the preliminary report of the explosion to the president and that the investigation of the incident was ongoing.
He, however, appreciated the former Anambra governor for the visit, being sympathetic to the victims and not playing politics with the sad incident.
Recall that five people died, 77 sustained varying degrees of injury, and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Dejo Oyelese Street in Ibadan.
