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Don’t Derail Enugu Airport Expansion, Rep Warns NRC
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has warned the Nigerian Railway Corporation against disturbing the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State.
Okechukwu, who is representing Aninri/Agwu/Oji-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu at the House, issued the warning in a statement ,saying that ongoing work should not in any way be derailed.
The lawmaker was reacting to the recent claims by the Eastern District Manager of NRC, Osidipe Olusoji, who reportedly said the Enugu State Government was allegedly frustrating Federal Government’s efforts to extend its standard gauge railway project to the South-East by demolishing some facilities of the corporation.
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Okechukwu cautioned the NRC against “any conducts or utterances” capable of derailing the reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport for flight operations on schedule.
He urged relevant government bodies to instead declare details and scope of the said effort by the Federal Government, as leaders of the region would be glad to play their parts to ensure its actualisation.
The lawmaker said, “It does appear that some of these things are caused to ensure that the airport does not commence operations as planned. This surreptitious distraction, including the demolition of the airport’s fence, and claim of standard gauge for the railway is quite dramatic and surprising.
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