The Ebonyi State Government, Wednesday said it has secured an approval from the Federal Government to carry out an inaugural test fight at the new International Airport, Onueke.

The Airport was named after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, the Senor Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Aviation and Technology, Mrs. Obianuju Alo maintained that the inauguration would boost economic activities in the state, especially at the location of the Airport.

She said: “We are going to have two flights landing on the airport, one from Abuja and another from Lagos. And subsequently, two flights will be landing every week, coming from Abuja and Lagos. What it means, is that, with the Airport inauguration, Ebonyi state is open for business.

“We want to encourage all Ebonyians and investors to come to Ebonyi and do their business. Ebonyi will now start exporting agricultural products to the entire world.

“International airlines will soon be coming to Ebonyi state, and when they come, they would employ the people of the State and the local communities will benefit so much from it” she stated.

Alo further noted that six (6) persons per Local Government Area have been approved by the state government to be scheduled to board the test flight from Abuja and Lagos as the costs for the tickets will be shouldered by the State Government.

She emphasized that with the quality of the state-of-the-art facilities that adorn the State International Airport, Ebonyi State is set to be one of the destinations of World travels and tourism that inspire global marketplace.

Alo expressed confidence that the incoming administration led by the Governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru will continue to build on the legacies and infrastructural development embarked upon by the David Umahi-led administration.

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Nice tricks

Weldone Umahi, anything to deceive them while you chop the money while using their names as cover.

Best SouthEast Governor

Good one

Nice one from Gov Dave

How I wish this is not his first time as a senator, he would have been better to hold SP position

Jerryherd:
Best SouthEast Governor

Because he named an airport after a bigot?

helinues:
Nice one from Gov Dave

How I wish this is not his first time as a senator, he would have been better to hold SP position

You are desperate in your attempt to dash an Igbo man the senate presidency, is it that worthless nowadays? A northerner will make a better choice.

The airport is a white elephant project.

successmatters:


You are desperate in your attempt to dash an Igbo man the senate presidency, is it that worthless nowadays?

Please don't derail this thread.

You aim is to deliberately derail cos good news like this will give you a running stomach.

Read rule 1 properly

helinues:


Please don't derail this thread.

Read rule 1 properly

Check your post, you started derailing the thread.

successmatters:


Check your post, you started derailing the thread.

Just for you to appreciate Gov Dave or president Buhari which is very hard for you to do, see as how you are viperousing?

When would some of you guys appreciate good things for once?

helinues:


Just for you to appreciate Gov Dave or president Buhari which is very hard for you to do, see as how you are viperousing?

Stop derailing this lovely thread.

Jerryherd:
Best SouthEast Governor

Best governor in Nigeria

He is just using his closeness with Buhari for the good of the state, with Buhari, airport was built and approved to be intl by Buhari 😁 meanwhile some state are begging the government to do same but Umahi get everything so esssy, and the text flight to be from 2 destination, great!

helinues:
Nice one from Gov Dave

How I wish this is not his first time as a senator, he would have been better to hold SP position

Ogun and Ekiti airport has been commissioned how many planes don land there After borrowing 30 billion naira for the airport in Ogun

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Ogun and Ekiti airport has been commissioned how many planes don land there After borrowing 30 billion naira for the airport in Ogun

Please for sanity sake, aren't you tired of all this Tom and Di.ck measuring?

How have you been able to maintain your sanity with all this baseless arguments?

Name wey no go last.

Just like Chinese product..it only serve now but not till tomorrow.

Weldone Dave Umahi.

Ok, noted.
Congratulations to the good people of Ebonyi State

Too much colour

You for name am Shettima. Buhari is gone and forgotten. Yeye human!

If only your people had presented you instead of that Agulu man.

Badport

Lol

PMB and Arthur Eze are Dave's padi men

Ass licker Governor

So if he didn't name the Airport after Buhari, he wouldn't have been given approval for the inaugural flight
Anambra Airport was given approval for the same without the Airport being named after anybody o

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What I don't understand is why state governors is using state funds to build Airport.

This Umahi has really tried o.
I wonder how he manages the funds cos the state is not owing like that.

Hmm
Anyhow sha you try

Naming airport after failure