By Quazim Yahaya
The Ekiti State Government has expressed the readiness of the State Cargo Airport to commence full operations.
The Commissioner for Information, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, stated this after receiving a team from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, who arrived at the airport in a calibration plane to conduct a working flight operation.
He emphasized that the project would transform the state’s economy and position Ekiti as a hub for industrial activities.
Addressing concerns about the deteriorated Ado-Ijan road that provides access to the airport, the commissioner assured residents that the road’s rehabilitation had been approved by the Federal Government, while reconstruction would commence shortly.
The Chairman of the Ekiti Airport Project, Retired Air Vice Marshal Sunday Makinde, explained that the NAMA team was at the airport to inspect key systems, including navigation aids, communication systems with the control tower and other critical parameters required for smooth flight operations.
Retired Air Vice Marshall Makinde also confirmed the airport’s readiness for flight operations, noting that only minor arrangements remain to enable full commercial flight services.
