Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is expected in Ebonyi State this Friday to commission the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area.
Governor Francis Nwifuru’s government announced this development in a statement on Thursday.
Notably, the incumbent administration in Ebonyi initiated the rehabilitation of the Chuba Okadigbo Airport runway to align with international standards shortly after taking office one year ago.
Naija News learnt that Governor Nwifuru allocated over ₦17.8 billion to refurbish the longest airport runway in the Southeast region.
Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Obichukwu, the Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, stated following a courtesy visit to the Department of State Services and other security agencies for routine airport surveillance that the state government is fully equipped for the commissioning event.
She emphasized that the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s inauguration of the runway…