{"id":176363,"date":"2025-08-27T22:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/oyo-apc-lawmaker-distances-from-makindes-n300bn-loan"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:39:30","slug":"oyo-apc-lawmaker-distances-from-makindes-n300bn-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/oyo-apc-lawmaker-distances-from-makindes-n300bn-loan","title":{"rendered":"Oyo APC Lawmaker Distances From Makinde&#8217;s N300bn Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ibraheem Shittu, has declared that he was not part of the lawmakers who approved a loan of three hundred billion naira for Governor Seyi Makinde.<\/p>\n<p>Shittu, who represents Saki West state constituency, made this known in a statement posted on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>The statement, obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday evening, noted that the House is currently on a six-week recess.<\/p>\n<p>The All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker wrote: \u201cI want it to be in record that I, Hon Shittu Ibraheem, representing Saki West state constituency in Oyo State House of Assembly, I\u2019m not among other lawmakers who approved a loan of 300 billion naira on 19th August 2025 and perfected on 26th of August 2025 in an emergency sitting during our 6-week recess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House is currently on a 6-week recess from July 31st to September 16th, 2025. But an emergency plenary session was arranged to approve such a loan without communicating it to all members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoan at this time when all states have more than enough. Oyo State now receives about a 500% increase in FAAC. Why take this loan? Why is the loan an emergency and why was the sitting not communicated to all the honourable members?<\/p>\n<p>#HoldYourGovernorsResponsible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ibraheem Shittu, has declared that he was not part of the lawmakers who approved a loan of three hundred billion naira for Governor Seyi Makinde. Shittu, who represents Saki West state constituency, made this known in a statement posted on his Facebook page. 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