Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has alleged that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde received ₦50 billion from President Bola Tinubu that was not paid into the state’s coffers.
According to Fayose, Makinde received the money as support for the explosion which rocked Ibadan in 2024.
Fayose, who spoke on Friday during an interview with TVC, alleged that Governor Makinde intentionally withheld the information from the public domain when he spoke about his meeting with President Tinubu.
“The president of Nigeria, yes, he wanted the sitting; he wanted the minister to be appointed. Circumstances did not allow him to get that slot.
“But you did not tell Nigerians you got, at the prerogative, at the mercy of Mr. President, 50 billion Naira in support of the explosion in Ibadan. He never said that to Nigeria. So, the president can say the explosion is not worth more than 10 billion,” he said during the interview.
Fayose alleged that the 50 billion Naira went directly to Makinde when he met with President Tinubu, but he didn’t acknowledge it during his recent press briefing, only disclosing how he rejected the request from the President to help organize the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State.
“The 50 billion did not come into the coffers of Oyo state. It came with you coming to interface with the president because you came and said you met with the president.
“You only said the part where you said the president told you to ‘go and organize APC for me,’ and I said, ‘I cannot organize.’” But you did not tell Nigerians what the president did for you and did for the good people of your state,” Fayose submitted.
Recall that Makinde, during the press briefing, disclosed that he would not support President Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027.
