Osun Airport Project: Gov Adeleke Promises To Break 12-Year-Old Jinx As Gov Makinde Calls Ibadan Airport Upgrade ‘Strategic Investment’

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed his determination to revive and bring the almost 12- year- old Osun Airport project to completion, this, he noted, will also ensure that Osun ceases to be the only state in the Southwest without an airport.

A statement made available toTeam@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that he said this on Wednesday during the flag off ceremony of the upgrade of Ibadan Airport which is now called ‘Ladoke Akintola International Airport’.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the Ibadan upgrade project as ‘economically viable and sustainable’.

Governor Adeleke, who commended Governor Makinde and called him ‘a man of vision and a passionate agent of development’, also said ‘we are pushing ahead with a very ambitious governance agenda’.

‘We are building roads, bridges, and flyovers. We are upgrading schools, health centers and reviving agriculture.

We have turned Osun into a huge construction site. We have adopted local content policy to deepen the local economy, create jobs for our people and spread skill acquisition. Like Governor Makinde, who is Mr Actualiser of Oyo state, I am in a hurry to make Osun become an agro- industrial, and export- oriented economy.

I am glad to announce to this August gathering that our government has concluded plans to complete the almost 12- year- old Osun Airport project.

Our Airport vision is now upgraded to include a cargo terminal alongside a free trade zone under a PPP arrangement’ Governor Adeleke added.

He also commended the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting the state’s aspirations for the development of the aviation sector.

‘I indeed salute the Honourable Minister of Aviation for his supportive role for Osun and other states. We thank the Minister for supporting our vision to tap into the multi-trillion dollar global aviation industry’ he said.

Also speaking, Governor Makinde said the airport upgrade is ‘a strategic investment’ while promising that it will be taken to completion quickl;y.

Disclosing that investors are already indicating interest, Governor Makinde described the one that was flagged off on Wednesday as the first phase, noting that the second phase would involve technical expansion of facilities.

The governor said the upgrade will take a year and not one and a half years, promising that sufficient funds will be made available to the contractor to ensure early completion of the project.

He also expressed confidence in the capacity of the contractor, Craneburg, to deliver on the project while noting that project cost for the first phase is 41 billion naira-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you