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South-East Governors Berate FG Over Dilapidated Enugu Airport
South-East Governors, Sunday, told the Federal Government that the sorry state of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu was putting lives in danger.
They spoke during a meeting of the Forum held at the Enugu Government House.
Chairman of the Forum and Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, read a communique issued after the meeting.
Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu of Enugu and Abia, respectively, were present at the meeting.
In the communique read by Umahi, he said the condition of the runway posed threat to the lives of the people of the region in particular and Nigerians in general, as pilots were finding it difficult to land.
While appreciating the Federal Government “for the intervention on the airport, the Governors drew its attention “to the deplorable state of the runway; the runway lights and the tarmac and called on the Hon. Minister of State for Aviation to visit the Airport for an on-the-spot assessment and urgent intervention.
“The Forum also requested that urgent steps must be taken for the reactivation of the cargo section of the Airport,” adding that it was also unacceptable that the International wing could not function beyond 6 p.m.
They also announced that “the Forum received interim report from the South-East Consultative Committee on health, set up to facilitate the establishment of world class health facilities in each State of the South-East zone.
“The Forum noted the calibre of health and other professionals in the committee and commended them for the progress so far and urged them to work towards ensuring the transformation of the zone into a medical tourist destination in Nigeria.”
“The Forum received presentation from the South-East Region Development Fund, (SENDEF), a financial arm of the SEREDEC and urged them to channel all development plans in the South-East region through the Secretariat of the Forum,” they further stated in the communique.
Anonymous
September 4, 2018 at 1:53 am
Fool’s.
Anonymous
September 4, 2018 at 12:59 am
Imbecilic idiots from the south North.
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 9:47 pm
5 MAD MEN
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 9:38 pm
But is like this is the baddest governors south east have produce a part Enugu state governor remaining four is wrested
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Where are you travelling from there mugus?
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 7:04 pm
Thievez
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 2:37 pm
Mumu’s
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Nnamdi KANU tel u fools about one Nigeria
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 11:19 am
Criminals
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 9:23 am
Shameless governors in the south east is as good as Boko Haram in the hands of Buhari dictatorship government
Anonymous
September 3, 2018 at 8:25 am
Wasn’t this the same airport Stellah Oduah/Jonathan/PDP were beating their chest that they refurbished renovated & upgraded to an international airport at billions of naira, barely four years ago? Whatever happened to the airport, they so much celebrated not too long ago? Was it all scam & no work was done? Enugu- Onitsha road, Aba-Port Harcourt road, East-West road, rail network, sea port etc, haven’t all these been done by Jonathan/PDP? Then why all the celebration of Jonathan/PDP in the SE? My take: let the SE play national politics & discard their politics of self exclusion.