Cargo airport: Rtd Dep. Director, Publisher, others, commend Oyebanji
A retired A Deputy Director at the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Otunba Rotimi Oluwatayo, has congratulated the Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji and the good people of the state over the approval of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport (EAICA) Ado-Ekiti, to commence non-scheduled flight operation effective 15 December, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The Governor’s Special Adviser, Media, Yinka Oyebode, had on Thursday stated in a statement that NCAA, in a letter dated 11 December, and addressed to the governor, said the approval of the non-scheduled operations under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at the airport is for a period of six months – 15 December 2024 to 15 June 2025.
Reacting to the comforting news, Otunba Oluwatayo, who is also the President of Erijiyan Ekiti Development Association, described the approval by NCAA as a positive development that would further position Ekiti State for prosperity.
He said, “The import of the news of the approval of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport is that our dear Governor is not leaving any stone unturned. To this end, I hereby congratulate Mr. Governor, and all Ekiti indigenes, within and in the Diaspora because this a legacy project that would open Ekiti up to other opportunities. Besides, it will add value to the lives of the people and contribute to the rapid growth of the state and the nation’s economy.”
In a similar development, the Publisher of MarketingEdge, Nigeria’s foremost Marketing Journal and convener of the annual Marketing Summit and Awards, Mr. John Ajayi, has also congratulated Governor Oyebanji over the approval, describing it as another benefit of continuity in government and governance.
Ajayi, who is also the Asiwaju of Ijan Ekiti, while commending the governor and congratulating the people of Ekiti State over the approval, stated that the Airport investment is an everlasting dividend of democracy, not only for Ekiti people but for all the players in the Agriculture value chain of the globally economy.
“The news of the approval by the NCAA as relayed by Governor Oyebanji’s spokesperson is more than Xmas gift to us in Ekiti because it will help Ekiti farmers and other investors in the Agricultural sector and save their time and other constraints of going to other international airports to travel and transport their farm products,” Ajayi said
He disclosed that apart from improving the revenue profile of the state, the airport will go a long way in offering employment to the teeming youths across the three Senatorial Districts in the state.
He commended Oyebanji for fulfilling his promises to Ekiti people to take it further from the stage it was when Governor Kayode Fayemi was leaving office and called on the people to support the governor in his drive to take Ekiti to the next level.
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