Ebonyi International Airport, at Ezzaland, along the Abakaliki-Afikpo road is now set to commence flights test in a week’s time.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, ChiomaNweze, who disclosed that the airport’s landmass, measuring over 8 square metres is a beehive of activities with work massively ongoing in a bid to meet up the target of commencement of flight operations as soon as possible.
Nweze pointed out that when Governor Umahi made an audacious promise to bequeath an international standard airport to Ebonyi people before the end of his administration few years ago, it was variously dismissed by some cynics as one of the fantasies of Nigerians politicians.
He noted thatGovernor Umahi, who being determined to uplift Ebonyi to the envy of sister states in the federation, was undaunted by the cacophonous tunes of his detractors and he religiously went about hatching the promise to concrete reality.
The commissioner explained that the colossal edifice has space for administrative operations of the airport, sit-out for arrivals and departures, immigration, police, Fire Service, as well as other critical flight operations is progressing at geometric rate and in fabulous eminence.
She said that the road leading to the airport from the Abakaliki-Afikpo road is already completed on eight inches rigid pavement with state of the art street light lined up to provide adequate illumination even at night.
“Along the road leading to the airport from the Abakaliki-Afikpo road is a digital multi span flyover meant to ease flow of traffic at the airport junction when flight operation finally commences”
“The gate house has a magnificent Umahi trademark finishing that provides succinctly the full superlative features of an ultramodern Airport of international standard.
“The terminal has the quality to rank among the best among other international airports in Nigeria and beyond”
“With Governor Umahi still assuring Ebonyians that the first plane must land in the airport this year, 2023, Ebonyians are passionately on tenterhooks of the innumerable benefits accruable from hosting the state of the art airport
“This will in turn perk up the fiscal feasibility of the host community and Ebonyi,” Nweze said.
