Finally, Buhari approves N10bn for upgrade of Enugu Airport

Fifty-four days after the closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu state, President Muhammad Buhari has announced his approval to the request made by the Ministry of Aviation for N10bn for repairs of the airport.

The president made this announcement on his official Twitter handle expressing the government’s commitment to fixing the nation’s infrastructure despite limited resources.

His tweet reads,” I have approved the sum of N10bn for an intervention fund for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu”

“I have the assurance of the Minister of Aviation that the work will be done speedily and to the highest standards.

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“Even as we have items competing for our limited resources, we will continue to pray it’s infrastructure investments in every part of the country. It is our responsibility to ensure Nigeria’s infrastructure is fixed; we will keep doing this,” tweet ends.

Recall, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced the closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Runway in Enugu for major repairs and works on the airfield from midnight on 24th August 2019.

FAAN in a statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager Corporate Communication, revealed that this move is aimed at resolving the existing Safety/Security concerns to flight operations.

A date to reopen the runway was communicated unofficially by the Minister putting it at before Christmas.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.