Makinde knocks Atiku for not condoling over Ibadan explosion

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, took a swipe at former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for failing to commiserate with the state government, victims and their families over the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan destroying lives and property.

Makinde, who criticized Atiku, while receiving the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, who was on a condolence visit to him in his office lambasted his lack of empathy, stating that it was “insensitive” for him 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.

On the economic situation in the country and its effect on the masses, Makinde while speaking with journalists, called for a cut in the cost of governance at the federal level as necessary sacrifice to move the country forward.

According to him, “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 is 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.”