In his determination to bring to an end all issues around the expansion project of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, will constitute a stakeholders’ committee to look into and resolve disagreement around the expansion of the Airport.
The Committee members will constitute officers of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airports Authority, and the Nigeria Export Process Zones Authority. They will be joined by officers from the Enugu State Ministries of Land, Commerce & Industry, and the ENPOWER Free Trade Zone Management.
Commissioner for Information, Ogbuagu Anikwe, made this known on Sunday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held in Government House, Enugu.
According to him, “The governor explained that the stakeholders will have to unravel what appears to be a disagreement among federal authorities operating in Enugu State regarding ownership of vast hectares of land that the government of Enugu State has so far approved around the airport for their use.
The State chief executive assured that, “If at the end of the meeting, it is established that any of the parties still needed more land, especially for the airport project, the Enugu State government will promptly attend to this need.
“The Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu is a project of great need for the people of the South East and every effort required to be made in order to get it functioning at optimum capacity and efficiency will be supported by the Enugu State Government.
“Enugu State has donated vast tracts of land for the airport expansion project and is also working to relocate further identified encumbrances such as a local market, in order to encourage the federal authorities to speedily complete the airport expansion project.”
