Project: peterobi




Concern #104 - Repeated Airport Renovation Spending

Description:
In 2013, Nigeria took a $500 million loan for airport upgrades. Now in 2025, a far larger sum is allocated for the same purpose. Why such redundancy in spending?

Desired Outcome:
Audit of past infrastructure investments, transparent publication of airport renovation justifications, and halt further spending until accountability is established.

What Could Go Wrong:
Debt accumulation, public disillusionment, and international reputational damage from perceived wasteful spending.

Current Situation:
A new ?712.3 billion airport renovation plan is underway, while earlier loans for similar purposes remain unaccounted for.

Action Strategy:
Commission an independent investigation into all past airport renovation expenditures and cancel or pause the current budget until conclusions are drawn.

Concern Category:
UseOfFunds

Location:
Nigeria

Analysis: Not available

Snapshot History
C00104_250806.pdf

Comments for this Concern


All I see from the Airport upgrade budget is a way to launder money again. Because rather than renovating an already big airport the smaller ones should be restructured and why spend a lot of money again on the old one. It’s concerning and I think that ministry led by keyamo is just there to launder funds while putting the country in debt.
[2025-08-07 09:47:43 - Ehis - new]

From a post on Peter Obi's Linkedin profile
[2025-08-06 20:32:16 - David Winter - new - link]