Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said another tranche of N2 billion has been paid to the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) local government functionaries as part of their entitlements.
The governor said the money was released on Friday, noting that the action puts an end to the long-drawn battle the ex-ALGON members had with him following their sack in 2019.
Makinde made this known at the weekend at the burial and thanksgiving service for Mama Ruth Adenihun Dare, mother of former minister of youth and sports, Chief Sunday Dare, held at Sabo Baptist Church, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The state government had in 2021 released the sum of N1 billion to the ex-chairmen in fulfilment of the Supreme Court judgment that the sacked chairmen be paid their entitlements.
But on Saturday, Makinde said residents of the state must be cautious not to fight one another over politics, as politicians always have a way of settling their differences.
He added that his presence in Ogbomoso to honour Chief Dare, an APC chieftain, was an indication that politics should never be in the way of humanity.
Describing the event as the celebration of the life of Mama Dare, whose good characters could be seen in her children, the governor prayed to God to continually uphold Dare and everyone Mama left behind.
He said, “We are here to celebrate our Mama. It is a day of celebration because Mama was 92 before she died. I am sure Chief Sunday Dare must have thought I wouldn’t attend this event because we don’t belong to the same party.
“I tell people not to fight because of politicians, because it is not worth it. This is because we do a lot of other things together behind the curtain.’’
