Nigeria, April 6 -- Tunde Lemo, a former deputy governor (operations) and director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has commended President Bola Tinubu for supporting the construction of an international airport in Ogun State.

Mr Lemo, a governorship aspirant in Ogun State for the 2027 election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the airport would boost the state's economy, particularly in the export of agricultural products.

He stated this while speaking with journalists on Sunday, noting that the development would elevate Ogun State into the top three states in terms of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

On Saturday, President Tinubu, alongside the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, commissioned th...