Oyo @ 50: APC Alleges Makinde Squandered N2.9bn

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Oyo State has charged Governor Seyi Makinde with wasting N2.9 billion for the state’s 50th anniversary.

The accusation was made by the APC in a statement that Wasiu Olawale Sadare, its publicity secretary, signed.

According to reports, Makinde’s government recently commemorated the state’s 50th anniversary.

However, the governor wasted N2.9 billion on the celebration, according to the APC.

The party pointed out that N90 million was taken out of each of the 33 local government councils’ federal allotment in order to pay for the anniversary celebration.

“We have it on good authority that a sum of N90 million was deducted from the federal allocation of each of the 33 local government councils ostensibly to fund the anniversary project while another undisclosed amount was taken from the coffers of the state government for the same purpose at the same time and the question now is—what did they do with over N3 billion,” the APC statement stated in part.

“Did the disproportionate award ceremony, the one-man show novelty soccer match, the color-riot Ankara uniform for PDP members, and the misplaced air show justify the enormous cost?”