Makinde denies Tinubu provided ₦50bn for Ibadan airport expansion
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has denied receiving ₦50 billion from President Bola Tinubu for the expansion of Ibadan Airport. Makinde said the project was being funded entirely by the state government. He also pledged to transmit power to the vice president when unavailable if elected president in 2027.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has denied receiving ₦50 billion from President Bola Tinubu to support the expansion of Ibadan Airport. Makinde said the airport project was being funded entirely by the Oyo State Government. The available report does not provide the project’s total cost, the amount already spent or details of the work being carried out at the airport.
The governor’s denial concerns a claim that the Federal Government provided the money for the upgrade. The supplied material does not include a response from President Tinubu or details from the person who allegedly made the claim. Makinde is seeking to contest the 2027 presidential election.
In connection with that ambition, he also pledged to transmit power to the vice president whenever he was unavailable if elected president. The report does not explain how that proposed arrangement would operate or identify circumstances in which the president would be unavailable. It provides no further details about Makinde’s wider campaign plans.
The dispute over the airport funding comes as Makinde presents himself as a candidate for the 2027 election. His stated position is that Oyo State, rather than the Federal Government, is financing the Ibadan Airport expansion. The available material contains no independent financial documentation confirming either side’s account.
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