The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has stated that the runway of Akam Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will be completed before the celebration of Easter and the airport will be reopened for operations.
Senator Sirika made the known today January 2, 2019 while on an inspection visit to the airport.
He noted that because of the strategic importance of the airport to the South-Eastern region, 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.
Stating that the new international terminal under constructed at the airport would also be completed before the end of the year,
Senator Sirika noted that Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Air Field Lightning (AFL), Taxi lights and other key deliverables are also parts of the project.
The Honourable Minister was accompanied on the visit by the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecelia Eze Ilo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engr Musa Hassan, the Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji and Nigeria’s representative to international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Engr Ben Tukur.
