Nwifuru seeks NCAA support for Ebonyi Int’l airport certification

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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has requested the technical support of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) towards certification of the Ebonyi State International Airport.

The request was made when the governor paid a courtesy visit to Chris Najomo, acting director-general, Civil Aviation, at his office in Abuja.

During the visit, Governor Nwifuru shared the state’s broader transport master plan, including its vision for the state-of-the-art airport which is to serve Ebonyi, Abia, Benue and part of Cross River States.

Najomo thanked Nwifuru for the visit, assuring him of NCAA’s commitment to supporting the project by providing needed technical support and regulatory oversight in line with the federal government’s ease of doing business policy.

Ebonyi State International Airport was commissioned by the administration of Dave Umahi in 2023. The airport recorded its first flight in April 2023. It is 133,000 square meters in land area, and it has a runway of about four kilometers.