By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde has faulted claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave the sum of N50 billion to Oyo State to upgrade the Ibadan Airport to international standard.
Makinde categorically described the claim by the FCT Minister as false.
The APM presidential flagbearer, who spoke while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina on Tuesday, said the Oyo State Government did not receive any N50bn from the Federal Government.
He explained that the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan, was fully funded by the state government.
It will be tecalled that Wike, while appearing on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday, had claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported the Oyo State Government with N50bn for the airport project.
However, Makinde said, “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 (Monday) 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 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”, he declared.
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