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FG didn’t fund Ibadan airport with N50bn — Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has refuted claims by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike that the Federal Government provided N50bn for the Ibadan airport upgrade. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-didnt-fund-ibadan-airport-with-n50bn-makinde/

FG didn’t fund Ibadan airport with N50bn — Makinde

Seyi Makinde, the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and governor of Oyo State, has refuted Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike's claim that President Bola Tinubu provided Oyo State with N50 billion for the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan. Makinde addressed supporters at a town hall meeting in Katsina, stating that the Oyo State government did not receive the N50 billion and that the airport expansion was entirely funded by the state. Wike made the claim during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday.

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