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Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (Middle) Speaking to Journalists After Presenting the 2019 Budget Proposal

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Asaba Airport: Governor Okowa Speaks on Air Peace Interest, Concession Plan


Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has disclosed that Nigeria’s premier carrier, Air Peace has indicated interest in making Asaba Airport its operational hub.

The governor made the disclosure Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in Asaba while reeling out some of the achievements of his administration within the last three and half years at the presentation of the budgetary proposal for the 2019 fiscal year.

According to the governor who addressed legislators at the special session presided by the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, “the management of Air Peace Airline has indicated interest to make Asaba Airport its operational hub, where it can quickly build its maintenance hangers.”

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“We have made considerable progress in our quest to make Asaba Airport an international gateway; following the successful completion of the runway rehabilitation work, the airport has been approved and upgraded to a Category 6 Airport to receive and dispatch large aircraft, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,” he said, adding, “Nigeria’s premier carrier, Air Peace Airline resumed daily scheduled flight operations in and out of Asaba Airport on Monday, 8th October, 2018.”

Air Peace Resumes Flight Operations at Asaba Airport

Air Peace Resumes Flight Operations at Asaba Airport

He continued, “work on our concession plan for the airport has also reached an advanced stage as we are confident that the concession will ensure that we realise our objective of turning the airport into a mega commercial and travel hub in this part of the country in record time in order to boost our economy and create more jobs for our people.”

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“We have received strong interests from both local and international investors in the concession exercise and we expect the airport to be fully concessioned in 2019; in this regard, we published a formal “Request for Proposal” in national newspapers on Tuesday, 9th October, 2018,” Governor Okowa stated.


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