IBADAN AIRPORT UPGRADE: MAKINDE DISPUTES WIKE’S N50BN CLAIM
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By: Fasasi Hammad
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has denied claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government provided N50bn to fund the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport.
Makinde made the clarification on Tuesday while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina.
The governor said the Oyo State Government did not receive the alleged N50bn from the Federal Government, insisting that the expansion and upgrade of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan, was fully funded by the state.
Wike had claimed during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported the Oyo State Government with N50bn for the airport project.
Reacting to the claim, Makinde said the project was being executed entirely with funds from the Oyo State Government.
He said, “My attention was drawn to an interview granted yesterday by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, where he said that the President gave N50 billion to Oyo State to upgrade the Ibadan Airport to international standards.
“I want to say that claim is false. The President did not give me or Oyo State N50 billion to upgrade the Ibadan Airport. The Ibadan Airport upgrade project is being undertaken 100 per cent with the funds of Oyo State.”
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