Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has assured that the MKO Abiola Airport in Ido-Osun will be completed soon. The governor made this statement during his visit to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja on Saturday. Adeleke expressed his concern about the lack of infrastructure in Osun State and noted that the state is the only one in the southwest without an airport. He pledged to remove all roadblocks that have impeded the completion of the airport and collaborate with the federal government on the project.
In his response, Aregbesola gave an historical background of the airport and assured the governor of the federal government’s cooperation and support towards the completion of the airport. He revealed that there was a federal government approval for funds to be disbursed towards the completion of the airport and promised to use his remaining 42 working days as minister to pursue the disbursement of the approved funds to ensure the airport’s completion in the shortest possible time.
“The Airport in Ido-Osun is a very historic one; in fact, it is the most suitable flat plateau in the whole of West Africa for the siting of an aircraft maintenance hangar.
“As a former governor of Osun and currently a minister, be assured of Federal Government’s cooperation and support for the completion of the aircraft maintenance hangar and cargo airport in Osun.
“In fact, it should now be a thing of bragging for Osun to urgently complete the airport as it remains the only state in Southwest Nigeria without an airport,’’ Aregbesola noted.
He added that there was a Federal Government approval for some funds to be disbursed towards the completion of the airport.
The minister promised that he would explore his remaining days as minister 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 so that the airport can be completed in the shortest possible time,’’ Aregbesola said.
The airport in Ido-Osun is regarded as one of the most suitable flat plateaus in the whole of West Africa for the siting of an aircraft maintenance hangar. With the airport’s completion, it is expected that the state’s potential will be unlocked, particularly in the area of transportation and logistics.
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