Makinde
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo has asked Seyi Makinde, governor of the state, to account for an alleged N50 billion relief fund disbursed by the federal government for the victims of the January 18, 2024, explosion in Ibadan.
In a statement on Sunday, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC publicity secretary, said people of the state deserve to know how the alleged N50 billion relief fund was spent.
BACKGROUND
On January 18, 2024, an explosion occurred at Aderinola street in the Bodija axis of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, killing at least five persons and destroying more than 50 buildings.Authorities blamed the explosion on illegal miners who reportedly stored explosive devices in one of the buildings in the area.
Days later, Makinde presented a report on the explosion to President Bola Tinubu.
In May, the Oyo government approved N4.5 billion as financial support for survivors and victims of the Bodija explosion.
However, during an interview on TVC on Friday, Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, alleged that Makinde received N50 billion from the federal government over the explosion, claiming that the fund did not go into the coffers of the state government. Thecable
