Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, laid the foundation for the Ekiti Airport, signalling the commencement of work on the agro -allied cargo airport, aimed at boosting the state’s agricultural, tourism and educational endowment.
The Governor noted that transportation network is a key driver of economic growth, adding that the state was bound to witness rapid economic growth, owing to the construction of the airport and the Lagos-Kano Rail line which will pass through Ekiti. He expressed immense gratitude to President Mohammadu Buhari for supporting the airport project in the state through his commitment and that of the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
“As government desirous of building an Ekiti that would serve both the present and the future generation, it is pertinent for us to think and act ahead. There is an urgency of now in quest to open the frontiers of our state to global outreach.
Check Ekiti, there are no good roads, good health care system, good water supply ? These are the areas the gov shld look at. How many people fly to Ekiti? A country that has no local airline, all governors want to build an Airport
EFCC should beam their searchlight on this Ekiti airport project. A similar airport project in Osun was abandoned after the government was said to have spent well over N3.6billion- money that could have been spent to fix inter-city roads begging for attention.
Why are these clueless Govs always after building airports that will benefit only the rich? Dem dey forbid to build railway?