Governor Seyi Makinde has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, to look elsewhere to vent their frustrations and not him as the general election approaches
Governor Makinde is seeking a second term in office under the banner of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the governor told APC in the state that it cannot rely on attacking the governor to legitimize its wobbling campaign for the 2023 election.
Adisa, who made the declaration in a statement made available to newsmen, stated that recent baseless attacks on the governor by the spokesperson of the APC in Oyo State, Olawale Sadare, were nothing but attention-seeking moves aimed at gaining undeserved relevance for an obviously failed campaign to unseat the incumbent Oyo Governor in 2023.
“I’ve read the statement credited to the spokesperson of the APC in Oyo State, calling on Governor Makinde to resign over what he called the ‘notebook contract scandal,’ wherein he also made a reharsh of some subjects that were already well-addressed by my office and other government officials in recent times.
“You cannot talk about scandal where there is none.
“We have earlier explained that the government did not give out the exercise books at the rate of N2,100 as claimed in the false alarm by the APC,” he said.
“We have equally stated that the said exercise books were awarded at amounts lesser than the prevailing market price at the time, thus saving the government some funds.
“But it appears the APC is bent on listening only to the fabricated lies and falsehood.
“While we can allow them wander in that wilderness of lies, we say boldly that the governor has nothing to hide as far as the issues raised by the APC are concerned,” he added.