The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has revealed his plan to institute a lawsuit against popular online newspaper, Sahara Reporters over alleged false claims about a secondary school notebook contract awarded by the Oyo state government.
The Governor revealed this while attending the 1st anniversary of Agidigbo FM at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan.
The governor added that if he is guilty after the proper investigation is conducted, he will resign from office as the governor of the state.
SaharaReporter had claimed in its report that the contract, awarded in three batches, is to supply customised notebooks to secondary schools in the state; the first set of 12 contracts totalling N456.504 million was awarded on August 28, 2019.
The second set was awarded in June 2020, with a total value of N94.196 million and described as “production of second batch exercise books for students of public secondary schools in the state”.
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