Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, yesterday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to build an airport in the state, saying that it will help attract more investment and opportunities that will in the long run aid the growth of existing facilities in the state and the entire South East region.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Public Communication, Mr. Ben Onyechere, Orji said that the location of Abia as the commercial nerve centre of the South East has made it imperative that an airport should be sited in the state.
He said: “It has become imperative that an airport should be sited in Abia State, considering its location as the commercial and industrial nerve center of the South East. I’m convinced beyond doubt that business and tourism potentials of the state will be enhanced greatly, as much as it will attract more opportunities to grow existing facilities in the state.
“There is equally no doubt that there will be an influx of employment that will immensely generate developmental initiatives, if this onerous project is realized.”
He further said: “However, the state is faced with numerous contending challenges but in spite of that, I am resolute in my determination to build an airport which will complement all other efforts we have made to bring the state at par with its contemporaries.
“An average Abia man is commerce-oriented, most of whose businesses are scattered all over the world, and as such the need for this project has become overwhelming as much as it has become necessary to avail returning Abians to a one-stop trip.”
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