Ibadan Airport Shutdown Exposes Double Standards as Government Officials Enjoy Exclusive Access

This follow-up report by Dr. Oludare Ogunlana reveals how the Federal Government continues to deny commercial operations at Ibadan Airport while secretly using the facility for VIP movements. Despite public claims that the airport is unsafe, new images and official documents show aircraft landing, ground staff working, and directives authorizing flights for the First Lady’s events. The report argues that the airport is fully operational but restricted to political elites, forcing ordinary Nigerians to rely on the dangerous Lagos–Ibadan expressway. It questions the government’s justification for selective access and calls for fairness, transparency, and immediate reopening of the airport for public use.