The Oyo State Government has said that the N30bn the Federal Government gave it to address the problem of the explosion that occurred in Bodija, Ibadan, in 2024 remains intact.
It noted this as a non-governmental organisation, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, petitions the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged “diversion, misapplication and criminal breach of trust involving the N30bn released by the Federal Government to the Oyo State Government in the aftermath of the January 2024 Bodija explosion in Ibadan.”
In an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Dotun Oyelade, said the government’s earlier stance that the N30bn remained “untouched” subsists.
The state government had said it disbursed N4.085bn as support and compensation to victims of the explosion, adding that it spent N24.6bn from its own resources on Bodija and its environment following the disaster.
Oyelade said the unending furore over the N30bn fund might not be unconnected with 2027 politicking, which the government was ready for.
He said, “The Oyo State Government is at peace with the comprehensive and convincing statement issued on the unfortunate incident.
“We stand solidly by our statement and refer everyone to same. It’s 2026, the eve of the 2027 general elections. We understand and we are ready.”
