Oyo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, has described the reactions of Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the voluntary declaration of assets by Governor Seyi Makinde as reckless, unpatriotic, uncivilised and a wicked approach to discourage men of goodwill from partaking in politics.
In a statement made available to newsmen through the party’s Publicity Secretary, Akeem Olatunji, Mustapha condemned what it described as “the sycophantic nature” of his counterpart in Oyo APC, Chief Akin Oke.
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The chairman said he expected him to ask questions from his party’s governorship candidate in the last election, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on how he sourced for billions of naira he allegedly spent on gubernatorial campaign as well as hundreds of vehicles he purchased for the campaign.
He said: “If a government worker like Adelabu could spend lavishly without blinking and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is looking the other way, then how much more a businessman with chains of businesses in almost four continents of the world?
“Mathematically, a man who pays N1.5 billion in tax should be in a position to have more than N48 billion declared and here is a man who believes private citizens must pay tax for the government to have enough to take care of the less privileged in the society.