The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Friday said that, his administration is already engaging with notable Airlines in the country for the immediate use of the Abia Airport on completion.
The Governor also said that the Ururuka Road which traverses from Umuahia, Nsulu to Aba would be dualized for 15 minutes of easy access to and out of the Airport from Aba and Umuahia.
Governor Otti made the disclosure while interacting with the family of late Abia Elderstatesman, Elder Emmanuel Adaelu, when he, alongside his wife, Mrs. Priscilla Chidimma Otti, paid the late Elder Adaelu’s family a condolence visit.
He noted that despite the information in the public domain that the Nsulu Airport project is targeted to be completed in 36 month, he assured the people of the State that he was already working towards a 24-month completion deadline.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia Governor, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku Ukoha and made available to journalists, the Governor maintained that the initial site earmarked for an Airport for the State by the administration of the former Governor of the State, Chief T.A Orji was no longer feasible for an Airport as the place has become a built-up area.
He noted that compensation was not paid to the land owners by past administrations that earmarked the area for an Airport.
“One identifiable mark and record of Governor Otti led Administration is that it does not forcefully take people’s land for any project without engaging the land owners first in discussions to work out compensation and earmarking funds for such before embarking on the intended project.
He reassured members of the Nsulu communities that donated their lands for the recently flagged off Abia Airport Project, Nsulu, in Isiala Ngwa North LGA that they would be duly compensated as his Administration had always done in other areas where people parted with their lands for government projects.
Dr. Otti also re-echoed his administration’s mantra that so long as you “live, work and pay your tax in Abia, you are from Abia.” He reaffirmed his commitment to building an Abia where people from all works of life will come to live and do their businesses.
The visit to the Adaelu’s family according to the statement lasted for over 2 hours with friendly discussions bordering on good governance and other issues.
Governor Otti also thanked God for the life and times of Elder Emmanuel Adaelu and for a successful burial. He prayed for his soul to rest in peace.
The Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Uzor Nwachukwu encouraged the children of Late Elder Adaelu to build on and sustain the good legacies of their father.
He said Elder Adaelu loved his people and wanted the best for the State, saying that it was quite unfortunate that he passed on when the good things he desired for the State had started manifesting across the State, particularly in Ngwaland under the good governance model of Governor Alex Otti.
The surviving first son of Elder Adaelu, Engr. Solomon Adaelu, a former member of the House of Representatives expressed the family’s gratitude to the Governor for not just paying them a visit but coming with his wife, the First Lady of the State.
He said that he has been a close associate of Governor Otti even though a lot of people don’t know.
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