Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has disputed a statement attributed to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike that the Federal Government provided N50 billion to Oyo State for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, saying the project is being funded by the state government.
Makinde made the statement during a North West Town Hall meeting in Katsina, where he responded to the claim concerning financing for the Ibadan airport upgrade. The governor said the assertion that the Federal Government gave Oyo State N50 billion for the project was false.
According to Makinde's account, the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport upgrade is being fully funded by the Oyo State Government. The statement provided in the source does not include a project financing schedule, budget document or independent financial evidence to establish the competing claims beyond the governor's assertion.
The governor also used the town hall meeting to address broader concerns raised by participants in the North West, including poverty and insecurity. He said his remarks were part of a wider call for what he described as a national reset and a response to concerns expressed during the engagement.
Makinde further discussed the forthcoming election in political terms and expressed his view that the contest should involve a collective effort to change the status quo. Those remarks are reported as the governor's political position and are separate from the factual dispute over the financing of the airport project.
The immediate issue concerning the airport remains a disagreement over the source of project funding. Makinde's position is that Oyo State is financing the upgrade itself, while the claim he disputed attributed N50 billion in federal support to the project; the supplied account does not provide independent documentation resolving that difference.
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