Oyo Govt Secures FG’s Approval To Upgrade Ibadan Airport To International Status

The Oyo State Government has secured the approval of President Bola Tinubu to upgrade Ibadan Airport to an international status.

This will pave the way for increased economic development and regional integration, according to the state governor, Seyi Makinde.

Makinde while receiving the Chief of Air Staff of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Air Marshal Hassan Baba Abubakar who paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan, on Wednesday, said he would be heading to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja later today to get the necessary documentation to that effect.

He assured that work on the project would commence as soon as all documentation had been perfected.

He said further that the runway would be expanded and a new terminal would be built when the project commences, adding that a team had been constituted to implement the project which he said would boost the economy of the state.

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Governor Makinde solicited the input of personnel of the Air Force in the state to ensure that the project meets the required operating standards.

Earlier in his remark, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Baba Abubakar, said he was in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital as part of an operational tour to Air Force formations across the country.

He commended Governor Makinde for his administration’s support to the armed forces especially the Air Force Base in the state.