The Ibadan International Airport currently undergoing renovation and upgrade may be opened to enable visitors fly into the state for the coronation of former governor Rashidi Ladoja as the Olubadan of Ibadanland, indications have emerged.
The convocation, scheduled for September 26, is expected to bring together members of the country’s political and business elite, including President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi.
OYOINSIGHT.COM learnt that many governors, including all governors in the six states in the South-West, are expected to attend the coronation. In the same vein, top class traditional rulers across the country, among them, the Emir of Ilorin, are expected to grace the coronation of Oba Ladoja, who once served as Oyo State governor.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday concluded assessment of work done by the contractor engaged by the Oyo State government at the airport for certification.
“Besides, the Ibadan airport was closed to business in March this year. It was supposed to be opened at the end of this month or the middle of October. But the contractor and government have fast-tracked work on the airport.
“The NCAA carried out the last check on the project on Thursday. So the governor has written a letter to the effect that, in order to honour Oba Ladoja, the airport will be reopened so that dignitaries from outside the South-West will be able to land at the airport and also ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention coming up in November in Ibadan,” the Nigerian Tribune quoted a source saying.
