Simple cash gift of one million naira and N300,000 by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State and ex Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State respectively, to workers at the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin, Kwara State capital is currently causing ripples amongst the workers.
Reports reaching us at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper showed that many of the workers are spoiling for showdown with the few senior ones who allegedly “pocketed” the money.
Some aggrieved workers narrated that on 11th November 2025, Governor Babagana Zulum visited llorin for Emir of Ilorin 30th years anniversary celebration and that when he was departing, he dropped one million naira for two of them at the airport.
They identified the two personnel who received the money as “Ajao Muyidee and Rafiu Alawo both of FAAN (Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria).”
They said that Ajao Muyideen quickly pocketed the sum of N500,000, hiding it from his subordinates and claiming that it was only N500,000 he received.
“This sparked significant unrest among other airport workers.”
The aggrieved workers accused the Airport Manager, “Mr. Akinribigbe Adekunle” of complicit in the deal.
They also recalled a similar incidence that occurred on 21st February 2026 when Senator Bukola Saraki on arrival at the airport handed over the sum of N300,000 to another FAAN staff, “identified as Gidado, of aviation security,” for all of them to share.
They said that the said staff went away with the whole money “without considering other workers.”
There are indications that the grumblings of the aggrieved workers would soon burst into open confrontation between them and management of the airport, thereby disrupting the smooth operations.
When our reporter put a call to the Airport Manager, Akinribigbe Adekunle Surajudeen, he simply said: “I’m not aware.”
