The Ogun State Government is set to land the much awaited first flight on its soil at the Gateway Agro Cargo Airport, located in Iperu in Ikenne Local Government area of the state on Thursday, February 23, at exactly 12.00pm.
Penpushing reports that the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya made this known in a statement on Wednesday evening explaining that the flight would be received by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to assess state’s readiness for full operation.
The statement added that the airport which sits on a-500 hectares of land was built in line with world class standard features, including runway, control tower, terminal, administrative block, fire station, among others.
Penpushing further reports that Akinsanya said the Agro Cargo Airport was conceptualised in 2009 but the full construction work kicked-off in April 2021 with a promise by the Governor Dapo Abiodun that it would become functional before the end of his first term in office.
“The impact of the airport would stimulate the growth of other sectors such as commerce and agriculture as well as tourism opportunities. It would increase economic activities through the provision of employment for not less than 25,000 people through the agricultural value chain’, he said.
“The cargo airport was conceptualised in 2009. We began full construction in April 2021 with a pledge by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun that it would become functional before the end of his first tenure’, he noted.
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