The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has stated that the Enugu airport runway will be completed before the celebration of Easter and the airport will be reopened for operations.
Senator Sirika made the disclosure yesterday, January 2, 2019 while on an inspection visit to the airport.
He noted that because of the strategic importance of this airport to the South-Eastern region, that the Federal Government carefully contracted the project to a reputable construction company (Messrs PW Ltd) and that the contractor has given assurance that the project will be completed before Easter.
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While stating that the new international terminal being constructed at the airport will also be completed before the end of the year, Sirika noted that Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Air Field Lighting (AFL), Taxi lights and other key deliverables are also parts of the project.
The Minister was accompanied on the visit by the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Lolo Cecelia Ezeilo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engineer Musa Hassan, the Managing Director of FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji and Nigeria’s representative to ICAO, Engineer Ben Tukur.
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