The African Democratic Congress has condemned the plan by the Nigerian government to renovate the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos with N712 billion.
Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim National Publicity Secretary of the party in a statement shared on Sunday described such a move as a misplaced priority.
Abdullahi stating that the renovation plan was a wasteful venture questioned the legality of such a move.
The ADC in the statement inquired whether the renovation plan and its associated cost had received approval from the National Assembly.
Also noting that the project cost is outrageous, Abdullahi accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of fiscal recklessness and official insensitivity.
He said this confirms the extent the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is detached from the reality and enormity of challenges faced by the people.
“It is hard to understand how expending N712 billion into renovating an airport that already received significant upgrades in recent years makes fiscal sense in a country where public universities wallow in chronic austerity, where basic medical care, has become a luxury that only the rich can afford, where millions of Nigerians have been thrown into poverty as a result of government’s ill-conceived policies.
“The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos remains functional and serviceable. What the aviation sector needs is not another gold-plated terminal, but proper maintenance, enhanced efficiency and the expansion of regional airports to boost real connectivity across Nigeria,” Abdullahi stated.