Oyo APC Members Protest Loan Approval, Allege Intimidation by State Assembly

In Oyo State, hundreds of APC members staged a peaceful protest against the alleged intimidation of Hon. Ibrahim Shittu over the approval of a N300 billion loan request by the PDP-led state administration.

The protesters gathered at the APC secretariat in Ibadan, criticizing the rising debt profile and accusing the state House Assembly of intimidating APC members. Hon.

Shittu disputed the loan approval process, calling it unconstitutional and lacking proper Assembly representation. However, the Assembly defended the approval, stating it was done in plenary with a majority present.

The protest highlighted the political tensions surrounding the loan approval and governance in Oyo State.