President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, approved the sum of N10 billion as an intervention fund for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, in Enugu State.

The President made the development known in a tweet sighted by Igbere TV on his official Twitter handle, @MBuhari.

“I have approved the sum of N10billion for an Intervention fund for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. I have the assurance of the Minister of Aviation that the work will be done speedily and to the highest standards”, he said.

“Even as we have many items competing for our limited resources, we will continue to prioritize infrastructure investments in every part of the country. It is our responsibility to ensure Nigeria’s infrastructure is fixed; we will keep doing this,” Buhari tweeted.

The Enugu International Airport has been shut down for the past few months now for upgrade of its runway, and has remained shut since then forcing travellers to make use of alternatives like the Imo State Airport.

Government had equally downgraded the Airport from International Airport to a local one, arguing that it lacked the required facilities of a standard International Airport.

http://igberetvnews.com/1073816/breaking-buhari-approves-n10-billion-for-enugu-airport-upgrade/

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