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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Ibadan Domestic Airport, Alakia, to an international airport.

Makinde disclosed on Wednesday at the state’s Government House in Ibadan.

In a viral video on social media, the governor was captured as saying, “The President has graciously approved my request for the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to an International Airport.”

The PUNCH had reported that the ninth Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other relevant authorities to upgrade the Ibadan Domestic Airport, Alakia, to the status of an international airport.

The resolutions followed the presentation of the motion sponsored by Senator Kola Balogun (PDP-Oyo South) during plenary on “The need to upgrade the Airport with modern facilities.”

The motion was co-sponsored by 37 senators.

Ademola moved the motion, saying that the airport needed to be upgraded with modern facilities because of Ibadan’s potential to attract economic development both locally and internationally.

“Hosting an international airport in Ibadan will propel the tourist sector and provide a communication link which is vital between different groups of people involved within the region.

“The upgrade will also attract foreign investments to the region and ultimately increase the gross domestic product of Nigeria.”

ing the motion, Senator Francis Fadahunsi noted that the airport was built in 1983, saying that since then, it had never been upgraded.

The then President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, referred the motion to the Senate Committee on Aviation for further legislative action after unanimous approval of the motion.

The Ibadan Airport was unveiled by the former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, in June 1982.

https://punchng.com/just-in-tinubu-has-approved-upgrade-of-ibadan-airport-makinde/

Nice

Any airport that has less than 100,000 engers yearly is what we want to waste money on now

Seems Nigerians and APC lead leadership don't know how bad our finances are

Sometimes I blame those giving us loans

Is there no need to be very picky on the things we invest on in this critical period ?

Good news

Paraman:
Good news

Criminal divisionist terrorist

The Airport will serve as alternative to the ever congested Muritala Muhammad Airport. All I can say for now.

Thanks Jagaban

Good news
God Bless PBAT
God Bless Nigeria

mrvitalis:
Any airport that has less than 100,000 engers yearly is what we want to waste money on now

Seems Nigerians and APC lead leadership don't know how bad our finances are

Sometimes I blame those giving us loans

u lots will never see or say anything good

It’s like u are programmed to talk down on everything

Godwin4444:
u lots will never see or say anything good

It’s like u are programmed to talk down on everything

Most times I wish I can be as ignorant as you guys and not see the doom coming

Ignorant is indeed bliss

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/25/nigeria-keeps-building-airports-but-where-are-the-engers

mrvitalis:

Most times I wish I can be as ignorant as you guys and not see the doom coming

Ignorant is indeed bliss

u always see doom

Y don’t u see good?

Have u ever seen good all your life?

Seer of doom

Godwin4444:
u always see doom

Y don’t u see good?

Have u ever seen good all your life?

Seer of doom

Name one good APC has done since they took over power

How would u feel If u knew from June last year that naira was going to 1500 ?

Tell how u would feel if u knew that the subsidy removal was a scam ans we would end up paying higher for fuel while paying more subsidies than we have ever paid in our history

Tell me how u feel when u know millions of Jobs would be lost

And when you talk idiots claim you only see negative

ok

Bitter Obidients will soon invade this thread with insults and hateful comment , meanwhile this is very commendable from president TINUBU the most loved and powerful president in the world

So apart from MMIA, Lagos, SW can't build a functional airport. They will be waiting for financial assistance from the FG

Padi Padi Government, I'm anxious to see what will become of Nigeria by 2031

mrvitalis:
Any airport that has less than 100,000 engers yearly is what we want to waste money on now

Seems Nigerians and APC lead leadership don't know how bad our finances are

Sometimes I blame those giving us loans

Those people probably get their own shares from the loot. Nigeria is a sick country. I just checked online for the stats of busiest Nigerian airports in 2023, but that data isn't readily available.

Godwin4444:
u lots will never see or say anything good

It’s like u are programmed to talk down on everything

This is the way NTA has programmed Nigerians to think when they were the major territorial TV station in the country. They claim to be building and uniting the nation for several years. Today, we know where that left this country.

If the citizens of a country of over 200 million people that has existed together for over 100 years without achieving meaningful progress don't question certain policies and moves, they are worse than dummies and zombies.

Good one for Oyo and neighboring states

SoNature:


This is the way NTA has programmed Nigerians to think for several years when they were the major territorial TV station in the country. They claim to be building and uniting the nation for several years. Today, we know where that left this country.

If the citizens of a country of over 200 million people that has existed together for over 100 without achieving meaningful progress don't question certain policies and moves, they are worse than dummies and zombies.

is that y u don’t always see good in others

mrvitalis:

Name one good APC has done since they took over power

How would u feel If u knew from June last year that naira was going to 1500 ?

Tell how u would feel if u knew that the subsidy removal was a scam ans we would end up paying higher for fuel while paying more subsidies than we have ever paid in our history

Tell me how u feel when u know millions of Jobs would be lost

And when you talk idiots claim you only see negative

They build the second niger bridge.

kedeojo:
They build the second niger bridge.

A very useless waste of scarce resources we don't have

Nice

SW in progress

Moroccoguy:
The Airport will serve as alternative to the ever congested Muritala Muhammad Airport. All I can say for now.

Exactly. That is what the seyi Makinde istration is gunning for and this airport upgrade approval is the icing on the cake.

In his first term,He did the road that led to the airport by dualising it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/wike-s-makinde-to-commission-ibadan-airport-road/amp/

Constructed a 500,000 Aviation fuel Tank Farm at the Airport. Before now,planes cannot refuel there. Now they do and more airlines are now plying the Ibadan route. Airpeace and others

His plan is to expand the runway after the FG has given the approval. With the runway expansion and the building of a new terminal, it becomes fully an international airport and will take the stress off the Lagos airport

When the runway in Lagos is full,planes are diverted to Ghana. That won't be again. They will be diverted to Ibadan and contribute to the Economy of the State

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Great news for Ibadans economy and development!

Lol, these people like deceiving themselves a lot. Same Ibadan airport were sheep’s and goat loiter about? Same Ibadan airport that is unviable as local airport? How many flights even land there?

That’s the airport Tinubu is making international all because of bigotry?

Stewpid people everywhere.

😂😂😂

Moroccoguy:
The Airport will serve as alternative to the ever congested Muritala Muhammad Airport. All I can say for now.

Lol, another ignorant comment. How will Ibadan serve as alternative to Lagos when it’s several hours away? So, someone will land in Ibadan then take the dangerous Lagos-Ibadan expressway back to Lagos? Which sane living in Lagos will go to Ibadan to board flights instead of using the one in Lagos? If Ibadan has the local economy to sustain flight operations, then why has the local airport remained unviable since?

It is foolishness to think that just renaming an airport to international will automatically make it viable. Sokoto and Maiduguiri are also international airports 😂😂😂

Tinubu is the most foolish person to rule Nigeria in history. Even Buhari wasn’t this foolish 😆😆