Olanrewaju further said Wike’s assertion was not traceable to any Federal Executive Council decision, presidential approval or statutory aviation infrastructure process.
“It is not an official communication of the Federal Government. It is not backed by documentation. It is not grounded in fact,” he said.
He maintained that aviation infrastructure funding was subject to due-process channels involving the relevant federal authorities, including the Federal Ministry of Aviation and other regulatory agencies.
“These channels are transparent, traceable, and publicly verifiable. None of them reflects the figure Mr Wike has circulated,” Olanrewaju added.
The statement accused the FCT minister of making a claim capable of creating a false impression about the financing of the airport project and said the Oyo Government would not allow what it described as misinformation to be used for political point-scoring.
“The Oyo State Government will not allow misinformation, especially one of this magnitude, to be weaponised for political point-scoring or used to distort public understanding of government finances,” he said.
Olanrewaju stressed that the state government remained committed to transparency and accountability, urging public officials to exercise restraint and ensure that public statements were supported by verifiable facts.
“Let it be stated unambiguously: The Federal Government did not give Oyo State ₦50 billion for the Ibadan Airport upgrade. Any suggestion to the contrary is a fabrication and a lie from the pit of hell,” he said.
He urged members of the public to disregard the claim and called on public officials to refrain from making statements that could misinform citizens or politicise development projects.