Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed displeasure over an alleged unholy silence of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on the recent explosion in Ibadan which claims lives .
Recall that five people lost their lives while 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries and 58 houses were damaged during the explosion that rocked Adeji, Old Bodija in Ibadan.
Angry! Makinde said only Atiku ,out of the major presidential candidates , has neither called nor sent a message to him to commiserate with the people of the state over the incident.
The governor further noted that Atiku’s silence sent a troubling message about his character and judgment.
“Let me use this opportunity to thank the former Governor of Anambra and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for the visit.“I thank him because politics didn’t seep into this. You came here to commiserate with us over the explosion. Investigation 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 have 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.”