Residents of Ido-Osun neighborhood in Egbedore Native Authorities Space of Osun State took to the streets yesterday to protest towards Governor Ademola Adeleke’s choice to relocate the continuing MKO Abiola Airport mission to his hometown, Ede.
The announcement of the brand new airport mission to be inaugurated at Olodan space of Ede by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, by the Secretary to the State Authorities, Teslim Igbalaye, has sparked outrage among the many Ido-Osun neighborhood members who consider this transfer is an act of favoritism and nepotism.
Led by the Eesa of Ido-Osun, Chief Oyewale Basiru and former Osun State Meeting lawmaker, Abiodun Awolola, they known as on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and cease the governor from relocating the airport.
Carrying placards with a number of inscriptions: ‘Is Adeleke governor of Ede or Osun State?’, ‘We are saying no to favouritism’, ‘Give us again our airport’, ‘Relocating the airport to your hometown is nepotistic’, ‘This isn’t what you promised us’ amongst others, protested on the Oludo’s palace.
Awolola who spoke on behalf of the neighborhood, berated the choice of Adeleke to relocate the continuing airport mission to which over N20bn had been expended by the earlier administration.
He stated, “Eradicating the airport within the authentic location to Adeleke’s hometown will quantity to nepotism and favouritism which is oppose to the oath of democracy he took when he was sworn in because the governor. “Adeleke made a promise to our late king to finish the mission, however the reverse is the case now.
Sadly, Kolapo Alimi who served beneath the federal government of Rauf Aregbesola and now beneath Adeleke is the one stating causes to relocate the airport regardless of realizing the extent of labor accomplished and the billions of naira that had been expended on it.
“The federal government choice is unacceptable and unjust, because it undermines the rights and pursuits of the folks of Ido-Osun.”
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