Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Alliance for Progressives Movement  (APM ),Seyi Makinde, has dismissed as untrue reports that he got N50 billion from the President for the expansion of the Ibadan international airport.

Makinde, 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, adding that the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan, was fully funded by the state government.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) Minister, Nyesom Wike, while appearing on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday, had revealed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported the Oyo State Government with N50bn for the airport project.

Makinde stated, “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 the 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 undertaken 100 per cent with the funds of Oyo State.”