Ibadan explosion: Return FG’s N30bn with interest since you didn’t spend It – Fayose tells Makinde
Traditional Governor of Ekiti Declare, Ayodele Fayose, has charged the Oyo Declare Governor, Seyi Makinde, to come the N30 billion he admitted used to be launched by the Federal Authorities as intervention fund for the January 16, 2024, Bodija explosion in Ibadan, since he claimed now now not to enjoy spent the money.
Fayose acknowledged it used to be amusing that the governor didn’t dispute the folk of Oyo Declare of the N30 billion he now admitted to enjoy obtained and the N20 billion stability, till he blew the whistle on the N50 billion intervention fund.
In a observation on Thursday, by his Spokesperson, Femi Philips, the long-established governor acknowledged “since Governor Makinde has now acknowledged that he saved the N30 billion he admitted to enjoy obtained in a bank since 2024, Oyo Declare Authorities must return the money to the Federal Authorities so it’ll be feeble for the folk for which the money used to be intended.
“In any case, the Federal Authorities has mechanisms to reach victims of the explosion since their Governor has chosen to play politics with their welfare.”
Fayose also insisted that “N30 billion in a bank for 18 months would enjoy generated now now not less than, N4.5 billion at 10 p.c hobby.
“Therefore, Governor Makinde need to return now now not less than N34.5 billion to the Federal Authorities.”
Fayose, who acknowledged public place of work demands transparency and accountability, maintained that he had to fabricate the intervention fund public so that you just can show the hypocrisy of the Oyo Declare Governor.
“If he hadn’t plug on national television to expose what came about in a assembly with the President, and concealed the fact that he requested for N50 billion intervention fund for the explosion victims from the president, and the quiz used to be granted, there wouldn’t were any motive to talk.
“Nonetheless that you just can per chance well’t expose the public what favours you about a assembly and sustain these that must favour the numerous events. As a Yoruba man, we is now now not going to intend that you just can per chance well waste the President’s title and image thanks to inordinate Presidential ambition.”
