Tinubu’s wife commissions Upgraded Ebonyi Chuba Okadigbo Airport runway
From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki
Wife of the Nigeria’s President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned the upgraded runway of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State.
Mrs Tinubu performed the assignment shortly after arriving Ebonyi State at about 3.18 pm Friday.
The event was part of activities lined up to mark the Grande finale of Ebonyi Women’s Day Celebration holding at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki.
A total of 23 wives of Governors under aegis of Nigeria Governors Spouses Forum led by Ambassador Professor Olufolake Abdulrazaqnof Kwara State are also in Ebonyi State to be part of the event.
Commissioning the runway, Mrs Tinubu commended the Governor for the magnificent airport.
She also commended the Governor for being gender friendly in his appointments.
She said: “I think your testimonials have really gone ahead of you, and I am really glad to be in Ebonyi State.
“I am really glad we came, and I see how beautiful Nigeria is. You know we don’t promote ourselves. What I saw today, I was even saying that we went to Burundi and I thought they did well.For a State in Nigeria, your runway is better than what I was even commending them for.
“So, we want to thank God for the good work you have been doing. It gladdens my heart when we see people that are young, that they have their hands on their work and they are doing great jobs, they have to be commended”, she said.
Speaking, Governor Francis Nwifuru thanked President Bola Tinubu for the assistance he gave which enabled the State to upgrade the runway.
He said: “We came in, on 29th day of May, 2023, and as of then, we used concrete to build this runway. We didn’t know, as a State, that concrete is not accepted to be used to build runway.
“And when we came in, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority closed the airport, and we decided to start rebuilding the runway”.
“Based on the support and the help of your husband, by the special grace of God, we did the runway and completed it to be one of the best runways in this country, Nigeria”.
Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu said the airport will commence full commercial flights operations next month.
She noted that all the challenges and obstacles that would have prevented the commercial flight takeoff had been swiftly handled by the Governor Nwifuru-led administration.
