The Federal Government, yesterday, said it has declared a state
of emergency on the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this when he
appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation
for the defence of the 2020 budget estimates of his ministry.
Consequently, Sirika said he would relocate his office to the
Enugu Airport, until the rehabilitation of the airport is
completed, same way he relocated to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport,
when it was undergoing repairs.
The minister noted that with the approval of N10 billion by
President Muhammadu Buhari, the contractors were expected to
mobilise to site as soon as possible.
He added the president has already directed all agencies
associated with the rehabilitation work to work together to ensure
it was delivered on time.
Regardless, he said the ministry was still awaiting the release
of the N10 billion approved by the president for the Enugu
Airport.
“Personally, I will relocate my office to Enugu, meaning that I
will have critical staff to be there in Enugu. I will visit the
airport progressively and continuously, just like I did with Abuja
(airport) until we are able to deliver this critical project.”
He stated that the Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has
given assurance that he will provide support for the rehabilitation
and urged the lawmaker to always visit the airport to assess the
progress of work.
Sirika explained that the the delay in the completion of the
terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, has been
addressed with the approval of funds.
“We have also approached the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget
and National Planning to provide counterpart funding for the
remedial additional works and completion of the four Chinese
terminals in Kano, Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. These
counterpart fund has been approved by Mr President.
“We are also approaching them for the viability gap funding for
the establishment of the national carrier, about N91.8
million.”
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