The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of lying about an alleged N50 billion Federal Government funding for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport.
Makinde made the remarks while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina on Tuesday.
He stated that the Oyo State Government did not receive any N50 billion from the Federal Government and that the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan was fully funded by the state government.
Wike had claimed on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported Oyo State with N50 billion for the airport project.
Responding during the meeting, Makinde insisted the claim was untrue and that the state government had carried out the project without the alleged federal funding.
“We are here at the Northwest Consultative Meeting. We met with our candidate, 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 per cent with the funds of Oyo State,” Makinde said.
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