Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations made by the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that he was yet to commiserate with the people over the explosion that rocked parts of the state capital earlier this month.
In a statement, Atiku’s media aide Paul Ibe, stated that the impression created by the governor was not correct.
The statement reads: “With due respect to Governor Seyi Makinde, we wish to correct his expression about the response of Atiku Abubakar to the recent explosion in the city of Ibadan.
“Atiku Abubakar made a condolence message about the Ibadan explosion, less than 24 hours of its occurrence, where he shared his commiseration and empathy with the good people and government of Oyo State over the incident.
“Perhaps the Governor has been too busy to keep track of media reports on the incident. But we wish to put on record that on the 17th of January, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar did make a widely available message on the Ibadan incident.”
Ibe however quoted parts of the message as saying, “I wish to express my condolences to the good people and government of Oyo State over the explosion that rocked the capital city of Ibadan late yesterday night.
“While the government continues to provide humanitarian support to victims of the explosion, I commiserate with the families of those who might have lost their lives and property to the explosion.”
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