Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde rejects claims by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike that President Bola Tinubu’s administration provided N50 billion for the upgrade of Ibadan’s airport. Makinde says he did not receive any such money and that the airport expansion is funded entirely by Oyo State.
The reports describe Makinde delivering the rebuttal during a North West town hall meeting in Katsina, where he directly responds to Wike’s statement on TVC’s “Journalists’ Hangout.” Multiple outlets report that Makinde calls Wike’s assertion false, adding that his government handled the Ibadan project using its own resources.
While all outlets agree on the basic dispute—Wike alleging federal support of N50 billion and Makinde denying it—there is variation in how details are framed. Some stories emphasize Makinde’s insistence that he got “nothing” from Tinubu, while others stress that the Federal Government never gave Oyo State the N50 billion. Across sources, the controversy centers on whether the alleged federal funding exists and whether Makinde’s administration received it.
