Ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a N50 billion support package for Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in response to the Ibadan explosion.
Fayose made the allegation during an interview on TVC’s Journalists Hangout on Friday, where he spoke about Makinde’s engagement with the President following the incident.
He faulted the Oyo State governor for what he described as an incomplete account of the discussion with President Tinubu, accusing him of presenting Nigerians with a one-sided version of their conversation.
According to Fayose, Makinde failed to fully disclose the extent of the President’s intervention and support over the tragic incident.
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“The president of Nigeria, yes, he wanted the sitting; he wanted the minister to be appointed. Circumstances did not allow him to get that slot.
“But you did not tell Nigerians you got, at the prerogative, at the mercy of Mr. President, 50 billion Naira in support of the explosion in Ibadan. He never said that to Nigeria. So, the president can say the explosion is not worth more than 10 billion.”
Fayose alleged that the 50 billion Naira provided by the presidency to assist Oyo State in managing the aftermath of the explosion did not go directly into the state coffers.
“The 50 billion did not come into the coffers of Oyo state. It came with you coming to interface with the president because you came and said you met with the president,” he said.
Fayose also alleged that Makinde deliberately downplayed the support he received from President Tinubu, insisting that the governor chose to highlight only a portion of their discussion.
He said Makinde focused on the claim that the President asked him to “go and organize APC for me,” to which he replied, “I cannot organize,” while failing to tell Nigerians what the President did for him and for the people of Oyo State.
The former Ekiti governor further accused Makinde of weakening the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West region.
