Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has admitted that he deliberately increased the cost of building Moshood Abiola International Airport at Ido-Osun by N7 billion.
The Peoples Democratic Party in a statement had accused the governor of inflating the cost of constructing the Airport from N4.5bn to N15.5bn.
The Director of Media and Strategy of the Osun PDP, Mr. Diran Odeyemi accused the governor of inflating the contract sum in order to embezzle the bailout funds it got from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A consultant to the state government on information, Mr. Sunday Akere while speaking with Punch on behalf of the governor denied this allegations saying “The PDP in Osun should be ignored, they are just seeking relevance. They should find out how much PDP states like Akwa Ibom, Gombe and others built their airports.
“When former President Goodluck Jonathan was in power, he said he added an additional airstrip to the Nnamdi Azikiwi International Airport, Abuja with N36bn. We should be commended for building an airport with N11.5bn.
“If we are building a complete airport with a hanger and other facilities for N11.5bn, then we should be commended. The governor deserves commendation.”