'Tinubu didn't call me for 56 days, I tried to reach him' – Makinde breaks silence on Oriire abduction
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu did not call him throughout the 56 days that schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire, Oyo State, spent in captivity.
Makinde made the revelation on Friday during an interview on Arise Television.
He said he expected the President to call him after the abduction, but the call never came.
"I tried to see President Tinubu when the Oriire schoolchildren and teachers were abducted in Oyo State, but President Tinubu didn't call me during their 56-day captivity. I expected him to call me," Makinde said.
The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, presidential candidate further stated that he also made an attempt to reach the State House through the Chief of Protocol, but his calls were not picked up.
"I even made an attempt to call the State House Chief of Protocol, but he didn't pick up my calls," he said.
According to him, the silence from the Presidency during the period the victims were in the hands of their abductors was painful, especially for a governor who was working day and night to secure their release.
Recall that the Oriire abduction threw Oyo State into panic, with parents, teachers and residents calling on the federal and state governments to act fast to bring back the victims.
After 56 days in captivity, the schoolchildren and teachers were eventually released.