A group, Integrity and Transformative Leadership Advocate (ITLA), has lauded the Minister for Aviation and Airspace Development, Barr Festus Keyamo for facilitating the appropriation of N2bn in the 2024 federal budget for the rehabilitation and development of Osubi Airport, Delta state.
The federal government through the Aviation and Airspace Development 2024 Appropriation Act, with code: “ERGP31206270 approved the sum of N2bn for the rehabilitation and development of Osubi Airstrip, Delta state.”
ITLA in a statement jointly signed by its National Convener, Chief Oneovosa Emuobo, and Secretary, Comr Bibi Kukuru, lauded Keyamo for his determination to bring the Osubi Airport back to life.
The group urged him to ensure that the contract for the rehabilitation and development of the Osubi Airport should be awarded to competent contractors with proven records of excellent delivery.
They added that as part of their responsibility as a good governance advocate, they will monitor the implementation and execution of the project to ensure that it is down to specifications and globally accepted standards.
“ITLA, a transparency and good governance advocate says this is a welcome development, considering the fact that the Osubi International airport have suffered decay for many years now due to neglect by successive government cumulating in the poor states of infrastructure in the Osubi Airport.
“The appropriation of N2bn for Osubi Airport is a great news to us in the Niger Delta. We believe that with N2bn the Osubi Airport runway can be expanded to accommodate bigger planes, hence we are excited about this development.
“We also wish to assure the Minister, that as part of our responsibility in holding those in government to account, we will monitor the implementation and executions of projects connected to this N2bn to ensure the we gets value for the money”
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