Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has denied reports credited to the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that he was yet to commiserate with the people over the explosion that rocked parts of the state capital earlier this month.
Atiku in a statement by Mr. Paul Ibe, his Media Adviser, stated that the impression created by the governor was not correct.
Speaking during a visit by the former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi, Makinde was quoted as saying, “I am particularly grateful because you are three musketeers that went into that election. The president has reached out to me, and you have reached out to me but my party candidate, not even a call or a text message.”
Reacting to the statement, Atiku’s Aide said: “With due respect to Governor Seyi Makinde, we wish to correct his expression about the response of Atiku Abubakar to the recent explosion in the city of Ibadan.
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“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.”
Ibe quoted parts of the message as saying, “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 yesterday night.
“While the government continues to provide humanitarian support to victims of the explosion, I commiserate with the families of those who might have lost their lives and property to the explosion.”
