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Gov Adeleke expresses determination to revive Osun Airport, hails Oyo counterpart on Ibadan Airport Upgrade
Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed his determination to revive and complete the almost 12 year old Osun Airport project to exit Osun as the only state in the South West without an airport.
In a realease signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the State Governor, Adeleke made the declaration at the flag off of the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to Ladoke Akintola International Airport where Governor Seyi Makinde described the Ibadan upgrade project as “economically viable and sustainable”
Governor Adeleke who commended Governor Makinde as “a man of vision and a passionate agent of development”, 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 adopt local content policy to deepen the local economy, create jobs for our people and spread skills acquisition. Like Governor Makinde who is Mr Actualiser of Oyo state, I am in a hurry to take Osun to an agro- industrial, export oriented economy.
“I am glad to announce to this August gathering that our government has concluded plan to complete the almost 12 years old Osun Airport project.
“Our Airport vision is now upgraded to include a cargo terminal alongside a free trade zone under a PPP arrangement”, the Governor said
Governor Adeleke 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”, Governor Adeleke told the gathering of dignitaries.
Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde said the upgrade is “a strategic investment to be delivered on time and target.
Citing investors already indicating interest, Governor Makinde described the flag off 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 allocated for early completion.
He expressed confidence in the capacity of the contractor, Craneburg, to deliver on the project, describing the cost of the first phase as Forty One billion naira.
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