JUST IN: Makinde Flags-off Upgrade of Ibadan Airport on Wednesday
…Fresh FM, Partners to Transmit Ceremony
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde will on Wednesday perform ground breaking for upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia Ibadan to international standard.
The event will hold at the airport located in Alakia, Ibadan. The ceremony will be broadcast by Fresh FM, Ibadan and its media partners.
Recall that Makinde had inaugurated an 11 -man committee chaired by former Commissioner for Finance, Hon Bimbo Adekanmbi to make recommendations and submit white paper that will aid the expansion Alakia Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State capital to international standard.
Makinde had on 26th June 2024, announced that President Bola Tinubu approved the upgrade of the Ibadan Domestic Airport, Alakia, to an international airport.
Speaking while inaugurating the committee at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Makinde stated that the vision to upgrade the airport wasn’t a hasty one but rather a well thought out vision driven by science, logic and data.