Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of lying over the alleged N50bn funding from the Federal Government for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport.
Makinde, who spoke while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina on Tuesday, stated that the Oyo State Government did not receive any N50bn from the Federal Government, adding that the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan, was fully funded by the state government.
Wike, who appeared on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout program on Monday, had claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported the Oyo State Government with N50bn for the airport project.
Speaking during the meeting, the governor maintained that the state government had undertaken the project without the alleged Federal Government funding, stressing that the claim that N50bn was provided for the airport was untrue.
Makinde stated, “We are here at the Northwest Consultative Meeting. We met with our candidate and stakeholders and listened to you.
“But before I go into a few things, let me start by saying that 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 percent with the funds of Oyo State.”
