The
Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Asaba
International Airport will resume full operations in six months’ time in line
with the standards prescribed by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Okowa
stated this on Wednesday in Asaba while performing the ground-breaking ceremony
of the Asaba City Mall billed to cost about $40 million (about N10 billion).
The
governor noted that government
would ensure the completion of the cargo terminal of the airport to boost
business activities in the State. He
said: “Though there are issues with the airport, we have made progress and the
contractor is already back to site.
“I
believe that in another six months, our airport will meet the required standard
that all planes can land.
“We
are planning to build the Cargo airport terminal which will definitely be of
much interest to the companies that are developing the Asaba City Mall.
“This is because they can bring their goods and services to Asaba from other parts of the world with greater speed and ease.”
“This is because they can bring their goods and services to Asaba from other parts of the world with greater speed and ease.”
According
to him, the airport development in Asaba is something that will help business
to grow.
On
the multi-million dollar shopping mall project, the governor said there was no
doubt that it would stir up and stimulate the economic growth of the state in
terms of commerce and job creation.
He
said that government would create the enabling environment that would ensure
that investors work under peaceful conditions to boost industrial development
in the state.
“I
want to commend Resilient Africa and Baysol Development Company for bringing
this project to Asaba and a similar project to Warri which is already
completed.
“We
are an investment friendly state and we will continue to encourage investors
who are coming into the country, especially to Delta State, both in the area of
industrialisation and commerce,” he said.
The
governor called for collaboration between companies operating in the state and
their host communities.
He
said cordial relationship would promote mutual understanding and peaceful
co-existence, especially where the communities were given some percentages in
the ownership structure of the companies.
Earlier,
the representative of Resilient Africa, Mr. Holden Marshal, said that the
company had successfully completed the Warri City Mall which currently plays
host to Shoprite.
He
said the Asaba City Mall would cost his organisation about 40 million dollars
to build.
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