Abiodun justifies Ogun Airport, says project aligns with predecessors’ vision

…as ValueJet begins commercialized flights

By Dickson Omobola

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Tuesday, justified his administration’s determination to physique an airdrome successful Ilisan-Iperu, saying the determination is cardinal to the state’s economical maturation and aligns with his predecessors’ vision.

Abiodun besides said with the airport’s groundbreaking ceremonial fewer years ago, his medication had proven naysayers wrong.

The politician said this during the authoritative emblem disconnected of commercialized formation operations astatine the airport.

The inaugural formation from the facility, operated by ValueJet connected a CRJ-900 with formation fig 5NBXR, departed astatine 10:07 americium and landed astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, astatine 11:03 am.

Speaking earlier the flight, Abiodun said: “This determination had been chosen by my predecessors due to the fact that they wanted to beryllium passionate astir the determination of the airport. They again confirmed and validated that this is so the close determination for an airdrome successful the state.

“Being astir astatine the centre constituent of the state, we came backmost present to spot it had been encroached connected and go a dump site. It was a forest. Today, the travel that started successful 2021 and led to the archetypal level landing present aft the operation of our runway sometime successful February 2023, 2 years afterwards, making america 1 of the fastest-constructed airports. We were fixed a licence by the NCAA for backstage formation operations, but that was not the crushed for constructing this airport.

“It was to guarantee that we began commercialized aviation operations for some passengers and cargo. I indispensable accidental that we person gone done each that we needed to do. We person been precise deliberate. We person been precise intentional, diligent, with religion successful the almighty God.

“We person ensured that we near thing unturned and enactment everything into this airport. For our cargo operations, the cargo warehouse is already successful place. For security, we person purpose-built offices and accommodation for each instrumentality enforcement agencies.”

Meanwhile Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Chris Najomo, who addressed newsmen, said the commencement of formation operations showed that the politician was resolute, prepared and acceptable to assistance the state.

He said: “He started this happening successful 2021. Now, this is the fastest 1 we person seen successful the instauration of airports. As a regulator, we made definite that everything was done according to regulations. As such, we did not permission immoderate chromatic unturned.

“If different states privation to bash the same, they indispensable marque definite they instrumentality worth from what Ogun State has done. It is 1 happening to commencement a project; it is different to spot it done and guarantee that regulations are followed.”

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