Oyo state government has expressed its readiness to expand Ibadan Airport runway and build a new terminal following its approval by President Bola Tinubu to an international airport.
Governor Makinde stated this when the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Airforce, Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar paid him a courtesy call at the Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan.
While assuring building of first world environment corridor at Ajia, governor Makinde commended the presidency for approving Ibadan Airport to an International airport .
The governor said he would constitute a committee over the approval, to include two members of the Air force, while the expansion of runway and new terminal building would commence within the next three weeks.
Earlier, the Chief of Air staff, Air Marshall Hassan Baba Abubakar, who described Seyi Makinde as a visionary leader, appreciated the governor for acquiring 60 hectares of land for the agency’s base at Ajia in Ibadan.
Meanwhile, the governor has assured of double checking the Ajia compensated residents, provide vehicle and logistics as requested by the chief of the Air Staff, Nigerian Airforce, Hassan Abubakar for an impactful socio-economic sustenance of the state.
