The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Oyo state chapter, Thursday described the approval of N77 billion for the overhauling of Oyo state Government House and Airport Upgrade by the state executive council as pure display of insensitivity and misplacement of priority.
SPN in a statement in Ibadan by its secretary, Comrade Ayodeji Adigun, noted that these funds should instead be invested in a massive public works programme focused on revitalising public education, healthcare, and agriculture in Oyo state.
It stated that such a programme, democratically controlled by the elected representatives of workers and communities, would generate decent jobs, expand food production and affordability including upgrade of public infrastructure,
“The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Oyo state chapter, strongly condemns the recent approval by the Seyi Makinde-led government of over N63 billion for the overhauling of the Government House, alongside an additional N14 billion earmarked for the airport upgrade”, it said.