Oyo State Governor,Seyi Makinde on Monday took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for failing to express any empathy for the victims and their families or the Oyo State government over the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan destroying lives and property.
Makinde criticized Atiku, while receiving the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, who was on a condolence visit to him in his office, lambasted Atiku’s lack of empathy, said that it was “insensitive” for Atiku to not offer any condolences or even acknowledge the tragedy.
He further noted that Atiku’s silence sends a troubling message about his character and judgment.
Makinde said: “Let me use this opportunity to thank His Excellency, former governor of Anambra and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi for the visit.”
“I thank him because politics didn’t seep in to this. You came here to commiserate with us over the explosion. Actually, investigate is going on. It was simply illegal miners storing explosives in an environment where they shouldn’t be.”
“It is a place where it’s meant for people to live in. It’s not a mining site. So, all the lapses that allowed such to happen had been looked into.”
“I am particularly grateful because, the musketeers that went for the presidential election have reached out to me. The president has called me, you have reached out to me, but my own party candidate (Atiku Abubakar) has not called or even sent a text message.
“And I am saying it openly, so that our leaders will know that there is time for politics, you have a time for governance and you have a time for humanity. So, we want to say thank you so much, sir. We appreciate this visit,” Makinde said.
Presidential candidate of the Labor Party , Mr Peter Obi while speaking on the economic situation of the country and it’s effect on the masses in an interview with newsmen, he called for a cut in the cost of governance at the federal level as necessary sacrifice to move the country forward.
“All of us are now involved and all of us should work hard and make the necessary sacrifice to see that we turn around the situation and that is why it is necessary when things that what happened here happened,and the government responding in a manner government should respond and everybody comes to participate and commend them for doing the right thing.
“It’s a matter of sacrifice, today, elections are over, governance is the key thing and what is required for me, is to cut down on the cost of governance especially at the federal level, it is unacceptable the way it is going, we need to prioritize critical areas such as education, health and pulling people out of poverty.
Allow for investigation to conclude before any rash comment. Makinde in his usual anti-party rethorics is playing out his hands. He should thinking of emerging out of local politicking to a broader national presentation of himself
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