Makinde Rejects Claim of N50bn Federal Funding for Ibadan Airport
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has denied a claim by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike that the Federal Government provided N50bn for the upgrade of Ibadan airport. Makinde said the assertion was inaccurate, although the supplied report gives no further details about the airport project or the disputed funding.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has rejected a statement attributed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, concerning funding for the upgrade of Ibadan airport. According to Punch Nigeria, Wike claimed that the Federal Government provided N50bn to Oyo State for the airport project. Makinde disputed that account.
The governor said the Federal Government had not given Oyo State N50bn for the upgrade. His response directly challenged the minister’s description of the project’s financing. The supplied report does not provide details of the total cost of the airport work, the amount of funding involved, or the basis for Wike’s claim.
It also does not include a response from Wike to Makinde’s denial. The disagreement centres on whether the stated N50bn was provided by the Federal Government to support the Ibadan airport upgrade. No further information is available in the supplied material about the project’s current status or the parties’ next steps.
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