No work is ongoing at Enugu Airport six weeks after closure – Reps raise alarm

The Deputy Minority leader of the
House of Representatives, Toby
Okechukwu has accused the Ministry of
Aviation of abandoning the Enugu
Airport 6 weeks after closing it.

Toby Okechukwu made this known
while moving a motion of urgent public
importance on the closure of the
Airport.

The motion moved by Toby Okechukwu
and 30 others stated that “on Aug. 24,
2019 FAAN closed down Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu to allow
for rehabilitation of the runway.
“Inspite of the Dec. 2019 deadline
which is fast approaching, no
contractor has been mobilised to the
site and no fund released for the
rehabilitation,” Okechukwu said.
Also corroborating the claims, Patrick
Asadu (PDP, Delta) said that the
situation is contrary to the promise
made to the region that it will be
completed by December ending.

Following the adoption of the motion,
the House, therefore, resolved to urge
the House Committee on Aviation to
work with the aviation ministry to
ensure immediate commencement and
called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to intervene