…Rejoices With Oyebanji, Ekiti People
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that it received with great delight the news that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has approved the commencement of flight operation in the state from the 15th of this month.
The party, through a release by its Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, heaped praises on the state governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, BAO, and the entire people of the state, saying the good news couldn’t have come at any better time.
The news had filtered in on Thursday, 12 December, 2024 that Ekiti Cargo Airport has been granted approval to commence non-scheduled flight operation from December 15 by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.
In a letter dated December 11, 2024, and addressed to the governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Oyebamiji, the NCAA stated that the approval of the non-scheduled operations under Visual Flight Rules, VFR, at the airport was for a period of six months – December 15, 2024 to June 15, 2025.
With the approval, airplanes will now land and take off from the airport in Ekiti like everywhere else between 6.00am to 6.00pm (or sunrise to sunset).
Dipe said, “This is a promise made and promise kept, a Christmas gift specially wrapped for all in the state. That is how we see it. We are very happy and we make bold to say that it will serve us well to the delight of all.”
Dipe said that at this point, it’s not about what had been said wrongly or rightly about the airport project, but what has been achieved, urging everyone to give the state governor a pass mark for walking his talk and ignoring the naysayers till the project made a headway.
He added, “This is the summary of it all: We dreamt big and we have achieved big. It is today’s achievement for tomorrow’s greatness.
“On the surface, it was a tall order for a state like Ekiti to boast of an airport, but with the saying that with God, all things are possible, coupled with our having in the saddle a highly determined governor, then we can be greatly joyful that great things are happening to us in Ekiti in diverse ways.
“And we believe the good people of the state will be very delighted that this is happening to us at this crucial time. No one could have wished for more.”
