The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has applauded the Federal Government’s decision to halt the relocation of the MKO Abiola International Airport project from Ido-Osun to Aisu in Ede South Local Government Area.
The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced on Tuesday that the turning of the sod for the proposed airport in Ede had been suspended due to unresolved issues.
The announcement came shortly after the Ademola Adeleke administration revealed plans to relocate the project as part of its second-anniversary celebrations.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Osun APC, through its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, criticized the state government’s relocation plans.
The party described the move as an act of “executive recklessness and oppression,” alleging that it has sparked a series of crises in Ido-Osun, the original host community of the airport.
“The unpopular relocation bid of the airport by the governor to his town has always been attracting negative comments from within and outside the shores of this country as no tenable reason could be adduced for the relocation other than an unfair desire to exhibit a wicked attribute of favouritism and nepotism,” the statement read.
The APC further claimed that the relocation effort has heightened tensions across the state, calling the situation a sign of poor planning by the Adeleke-led administration.
“This bungled airport relocation saga has, to a large extent, exposed the administration of Governor Adeleke as deviously lacking in planning but prioritizing the running of government by impulse, which has caused the state a lot of havoc since the intervention of the PDP-run government into the political theatre of the state about 26 months ago,” the party stated.
The APC also commended the Federal Government for its prompt intervention, which it believes will help curb alleged financial recklessness by the Adeleke administration.
Residents of Ido-Osun have been protesting the proposed relocation, with many accusing the state government of favoritism and neglecting the interests of the host community.
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