Edo State Government yesterday debunked allegations by the People’s Democratic Party that its airport road cost N17billion.

It said the road project cost N4.916 billion including compensation for buildings demolished, two kilometers underground drainage, sidewalks and streetlights.

State Commissioner for Environment and Public Utilities, Mr. Clem Agba, who disclosed this yesterday said the initial cost of the project was N5.2billion.

Agba said he increased the ministry’s revenue from N45million to N430million yearly.

He spoke at an award ceremony for some tax payers in the state.

Agba explained that the state government spent no kobo on the open portal website which the PDP claimed cost N14billion.

The commissioner confirmed that the state government wrote to then PDP Federal Government to stop work on the Ibore erosion site because it does not want the project abandoned like was done at the Auchi and Queen Ede erosion.