The clearance of unscheduled flight operations for Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado Ekiti by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has been hailed as excellent news by the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State.
The State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, was praised for the development by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, who called him a promise-keeper.
The NCAA has approved non-scheduled operations under Visual Flight Rules at the airport for a six-month period, from December 15, 2024, to June 15, 2025, according to a statement released Thursday by Yinka Oyebode, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media.
“The NCAA’s approval for the non-scheduled flight operation, which permits private jets and other chartered flights to land and take off from the airport between 6 am to 6 pm (or sunrise to sunset), is welcomed by the Ekiti State government,” Oyebode had said. This approval is a step toward the final approval for commercial flight operations.
This is a promise made and a promise maintained, a specially wrapped Christmas present for everyone in the state, Dipe said in a statement released on Friday. That’s how we perceive stuff. To everyone’s surprise, we are really pleased and boldly declare that it will serve us well.What has been accomplished thus far is more important than what was said incorrectly or correctly regarding the airport project. Everyone in the state should commend the governor for keeping his word and putting aside the doubters until the project progressed.
“To put it simply, we had huge dreams and big accomplishments. It is an accomplishment for greatness in the future.
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“On the surface, it seemed like a big ask for a state like Ekiti to have an airport, but with the proverb that says “with God, everything is possible” and a highly motivated governor in charge, we can be extremely happy that wonderful things are happening to us in Ekiti in a variety of ways.
And we think that this happening to us at this important moment will make the good people of the state very happy. What more could anyone have asked for?