The house of representatives has approved the reimbursement of ₦9.54 billion to Nasarawa state and ₦15.14 billion to kebbi state, respectively, for the federal takeover of newly constructed cargo facilities.
Recall that on may 16, 2024, President Bola Tinubu in a letter addressed to the speaker of the house, Tajudeen Abbas urging the legislative chamber to refund N15bn and N9bn to the Kebbi and Nasarawa state governments respectively, being the cost incurred in the construction of airports in their domains.
Kebbi state spent the money to construct the sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, while the Nasarawa state government spent N9bn for the construction of the Lafia cargo airport, Nasarawa.
