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Ebonyi Set To Float Own Airline, Procure 4 Aircraft


Ebonyi State commissioner for aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, yesterday said the state government had concluded plans to purchase four aircraft for the smooth take-off of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, Ezza South local government area of the state.

Mrs. Obichukwu who announced the plan during an inspection tour of the completed 3.5 kilometer runway said the government would float its airline with the four aircraft.

She said other investors had already indicated interest to give the state extra three aircraft, adding that the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport would not just boost the economic base of the state but also showcase Ebonyi State to the world.

“We will soon start floating our aircraft. When flight operations starts at the airport, we have investors that are ready to give us extra three planes. We have already entered into agreement with them, and very soon it will start happening.

“Permit me to announce to you that the governor, Francis Nwifuru, is very ionate about bringing in our own planes. And we are launching four at a time and when it comes, everybody will hear it. The governor wants to make this airport the economic hub of the Southeast region,” she said.

She expressed joy on the completion of the runway adding that the commercial operation of the International Airport is expected to take off in August this year with President Bola Tinubu flying into the State through the newly completed Airport.

https://leadership.ng/ebonyi-set-to-float-own-airline-procure-4-aircraft/

Lol

Is this another jamboree and will they be able to sustain it?

It's a welcome development if they intend to run the airline as a business just like Ibom air, but they should know that nobody is flying into or out of Ebonyi...

White elephant project.

Poor investment decision.

Mindlog:
Poor investment decision.

It's not, it's a very good one. What they need is sustenance

Medipharm:

It's not, it's a very good one. What they need is sustenance

What would sustain traffic?

Morbeta11:

https://leadership.ng/ebonyi-set-to-float-own-airline-procure-4-aircraft/

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It seems the leaders have vowed not to do anything that will directly benefit the public?
Why not use the available resources in the state to create industries?
What activities is happening in the state that will make people to travel with air?
I just feel most times, these men get kick backs from these kind of white elephant projects.
Instead of leaders to do project that will equip the youths , they will rather use the money to buy irrelevant things such as SUV for religious leaders and some youths without any single atom of brain with say they are doing well.
Most blacks are just disgracing the human race.

Ebonyi no gree for anybody. Kudos.

Better than buying SUV's left right and center

Yeye dey smell.

Is it not this airport that was overtaken by weed, animals and dilapidation?

Who is the bastard governor of Ebonyi one of the poorest states in the federation

Has he tarred all the roads, paid pensioners, what has he done to ameliorate thr power situation in that state?

We are all looking at the Federal govt but the states need to be saved from mismanagement

Medipharm:

It's not, it's a very good one. What they need is sustenance

What they need, now that u have said that, do they have it? No.

This is just gonna end up being another ghost airport with politicians making more money from it n not caring if it works or not

How many people travels by air to Ebonyi?

Always looking for big projects to siphon monies

Why can't these politicians consult properly?
Ebonyi has fertile land, and Nigerians are experiencing difficulty in feeding. For a government that knows it's onions, now is the best time to invest in agriculture.
Investment in agriculture will provide massive employment to the citizens of this country.

This is good, how will the grow traffic will be the next challenge unless they add cargo. Next is abakiliki cement revitalization

Umahi came to mind 😂

No engers, stupid project. That is how Nigerian leaders waste money.

valentineuwakwe:
Is this another jamboree and will they be able to sustain it?

Is there Airport in Anambra?

Good one. I pray they succeed

Hope the gbajue guy won’t call this a misplaced priority

Another stupid project. Who told this dumb governor that aircraft is the solution of ebony airport. Lack of enger is the problem. If he likes buy 1 million aircraft, enger will still not show up

vanunu:
No engers, stupid project. That is how Nigerian leaders waste money.

Probably not just for Ebonyi state. Lagos to Abuja alone has enough traffic. They do no necessary focus on their state. Think!

Benwallt:

Is there Airport in Anambra?

.yes.very busy one at aguleri

wellmax:


Probably not just for Ebonyi state. Lagos to Abuja alone has enough traffic. They do no necessary focus on their state. Think!

READ READ READ!!

They want to buy the planes to make Ebonyi airport to work. Go and read the post.
They will make Ebonyi the economic hub of southeast because of only 4 planes, that's their plan.

Fact is that Ebonyi airport is a white elephant project.

If Ebonyi traffic is profitable, many airlines would have started landing and taking off there.

This Nwifuru man is turning out absolute disappointment. He should stop investing more money in the Airport and find something else to do with the funds. I thought his major focus would have been investments in human capital development. Most Ebonyi natives know their priority and they have been outspoken about it but every successive Governor does what he likes and not what the people want.

Ebonyi State governors are more interested in proving a point instead of getting into the real business of governance. I wish them the best!

kokoA:
It's a welcome development if they intend to run the airline as a business just like Ibom air, but they should know that nobody is flying into or out of Ebonyi...

That ibom air is the one of the greatest milestone for a state on transportation but it didnt get enough publicity except one intercity railway for a city which took 20 something years to complete...

africanusvu:
.yes.very busy one at aguleri

One hardly hears of it.