ADC Label ₦ 712BN Lagos Airport Upgrade ‘The wrong priority,’ Call for the Sanguage

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticized the administration led by the Tinubu ball over his plans to spend more than ₦ 712 billion to renovate the Muhammmed Murtala International Airport in Lagos, calling the step “wrong priority.”

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Secretary of the National Publicity of the Party, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the expenditure as wasteful and insensitive.

The criticism followed the approval of President Tinubu for ₦ 712.3 billion to improve the airport at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Thursday, which will be funded under the updated Hope infrastructure development fund. Aerospace Minister and Management, Festus Keyamo, has noted that this will be the first major rehabilitation of the old airport terminal since its construction.

In its reaction, ADC questioned whether the project and large costs were approved by the National Assembly, labeling expenditure as “reckless and insensitive.”

The party’s statement reads, “The African Democratic Congress strongly condemned the 712 billion airport renovation project that was announced by the Tinubu government as an act of fiscal carelessness and other official disappointment, which further confirmed how far the APC government was removed from the reality of people suffering from Nigeria.”

ADC expressed its disbelief on the reasons behind the project. It is difficult to understand how to spend ₦ 712 billion to renovate the airport that has received a significant increase in the last few years of fiscal reasonable in a country where state universities are cavry in chronic savings, where basic medical care, has become a luxury that can only be done by millions of people who still exist in Nigera. can be serviced. “

The party believes that the need for the aviation sector is located elsewhere, shows disproportionate project costs. “What is needed by the aviation sector is not another gold -plated terminal, but proper maintenance, increased efficiency and expansion of regional airports to increase real connectivity throughout Nigeria. Only for the context, the amount of money distributed into the renovation of one airport in ABA, around $ 500 million, is the same total amount spent on building four new airports in Abu, is the same amount that is spent to build four new airports in the Abu, is the same amount Building four airports in Abu, is $ 500 million, is the same amount spent on building four airports in Abu-TA.

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The ADC also referred to recently the increase in the same airport, which stated, “The same Muhammad Murtala Airport has a new international terminal assigned by President Muhammadu Buhari in March 2022. According to the media report at the time, the facility was built on a landmas of around 56,000 square meters, with 66 counter-counters and has a capacity for the process of around 56,000 square meters.

The party noted that the new terminal was reported to be equipped with many modern features, including a censored “Conveyor belt, seven jet bridges, ten sophisticated cooling systems, heat extraction units in the luggage room, extensive bear and bank free areas, children’s recreation zones, and 22 rooms for continued, among other features.”

ADC further stressed that while the facility was built to handle 14 million passengers every year, “The available data shows only 6.5 million passengers in 2024, less than half of its capacity.”

This makes the party question the government’s motives. “Therefore we are wondering whether this same airport is now scheduled for renovation or something else. The unavoidable conclusion is that the APC government has previously lied to Nigerians about what it is doing with Lagos Airport, or the government will currently spend a large amount of money for existing projects.”

The party also asks constitutional questions and law regarding funding. “Maybe what is more troubling is the fact that this massive expenditure – approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on July 31, 2025 – does not receive support from the National Assembly, and is not in an approved budget. Is this how the government spends the close time with naira – without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records, without records Without notes.

ADC demands clarity, asking: “We demand to find out: under what constitutional provisions are spent by this money? How can we get here, that the Nigerian government, even in the face of existing accountability laws, can approve expenses of this size without details of public costs, without the transparent procurement process, and there is no national debate?”

The party was concluded by proposing alternative uses for these funds. “Let’s clarify, ₦ 712 billion can actually have a transformative impact by building more than seven complete education hospitals, funding free basic education in three geopolitical zones for five years, giving rural electricity to thousands of people, or rehabilitating thousands of kilometers of roads and federal bridges.”

ADC calls for public rejection of the project, which states, “ADC calls on all Nigerians to reject this reckless project. Therefore we demand their direct suspension, full independent audit of the proposed budget, and transfer funds to projects that will directly improve the lives of citizens, which should be the priority of any government.” “”

The party warned that “such reckless expenses in the midst of starvation, difficulties, and insecurity” will only function to “expand the gap between the government and the people, especially when he struggles to justify his loans.”