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Olumide Olusegun |
The Oyo State Governor on Wednesday received the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar at the state Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
Makinde who made this known in a statement on his Facebook handle applauded the Air Force for contributing to the security of the state.
He said, “This afternoon, we received the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar and his entourage on a courtesy visit.
“The visit allowed me to once again thank officers of the Nigerian Air Force for their contributions to securing Oyo State as part of ‘Operation Burst’.
“We discussed the upcoming construction of the air force base in Ajia and I stated that our administration has paid compensation to those affected by the development and resumed the reconstruction of the 21 km Airport-Ajia-New Ife Express Road with a spur to Amuloko to ease movement in that area.
“I also talked about our plans to expand our economy and said that we have received approval from His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to upgrade the Ibadan Airport into an international airport. We will be expanding the runway and building an additional terminal.”
