Sen. Demola Adeleke, governor of Osun, assured in Abuja on Saturday that the MKO Abiola Airport in Ido-Osun would be finished as soon as all obstacles were removed.
Adeleke made the assurance when he paid a call to Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
“I’m concerned about the state of Osun’s infrastructure.” Osun is the only state in the Southwest that does not have an airstrip.
“Osun has a lot of potential, but we’re limited by a lack of infrastructure, especially an airport.”
“We would do our best to resolve all impediments and remove all roadblocks to ensure the project’s completion.”
“The airport has enormous potential.” ”As an administration, we would investigate it and work with the Federal Government to complete the project,” he informed the minister.
In his remarks, the minister provided a historical background of the airport and stated that he was dedicated to ensuring that the Osun government completed it.
“The airport in Ido-Osun is very historic; in fact, it is the best flat plateau in West Africa for the location of an aircraft maintenance hangar.”
“As a former governor of Osun and now a minister, you can count on the Federal Government’s cooperation and support to complete the aircraft maintenance hangar and cargo airport in Osun.”
“In fact, it should now be a source of pride for Osun to urgently complete the airport because it is the only state in Southwest Nigeria without one,” Aregbesola said.
He also mentioned that the Federal Government had approved some money for the airport’s completion.
The minister promised to use his leftover ministerial time to pursue the release of the funds.
“I will use my remaining 42 working days as minister to pursue the disbursement of the approved funds in order for the airport to be completed as soon as possible,” Aregbesola said.
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