I was not offered commissioner slots by Gov Makinde – Ajimobi

The wife of the former Governor of Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has denied the purported report that she was offered commissioner slots by Governor Seyi Makinde.

The wife of late Abiola Ajimobi made this declaration on Monday.

Late Abiola Ajimobi, the past Oyo State Governor, ruled the state between 2011 and 2019 and was re-elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, he died in 2020.

It was learned that an online platform had reported that Gov Makinde, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), purportedly offered Mrs Ajimobi two commissioner slots.

However, in a statement signed by her media aide, Bolaji Tunji, the wife of the late governor, stated that the rumour was untrue.

According to the statement: “This news is strange to us. We can state categorically that at no time was such an offer discussed.

“Mrs Ajimobi holds the governor in high regard. He has continued to exhibit good leadership traits while playing the politics of a unifier with the aim of bringing peace to the state. However, the report about commissionership slots overture could only be attributed to mischief makers.”