After the Akanu Ibiam International airport was closed for 370 days, Mr. Haidi Sirika, Minister of Aviation has disclosed that the airport is now ready to resume after he visited the airport for final inspection of the rehabilitation works in the Airport.
However, the minister, who landed at the airport on Saturday evening with a private jet, No.5N-PAZ said that he was delighted to see improvement at the airport.
Recall, In August 2019, the federal government shut down Akanu Ibiam International Airport due its poor infrastructures, equipment, bad runway and landing aids.
In a statement released, he said;
“We are ready for the official reopening of this airport tomorrow and I am happy that we have been able to achieve this as scheduled.”
