A CHIEFTAIN of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Chief Chinedu Eya has warned that the planned downgrading of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu state will lead to National crisis.



Chief Eya, a former Enugu North senatorial aspirant on the platform of PDP in the just concluded 2019 elections noted that the safety concerns raised by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika such as “dangerous runway, the location of an abattoir and Market at the end of the runway, Bird strikes” and other issues can be taken care of by the FG without resoting to downgrading the Eastern gateway.

The PDP Chieftain further contended that “actions like the planned downgrading of the Only International Airport in the South East is one of the reasons why separatist groups like IPOB and MASSOB are winning millions of Igbos to their quest.”

He further maintained that “Ndigbo need to be shown by the FG that they are in this Nigerian project together with other regions as any effort aimed at downgrading Enugu Airport will further hit up the polity and lead us into crisis.”



“Aside overcrowding of the remaining international gateways in the country, increased security concerns and loss of income to the Nigerian Airport Authorities if the downgrading succeeds, no country anywhere in the world will choose closure or downgrading of its already existing international gateway to rehabilitation, upgrading or reconstruction. It doesn’t make economic sense to me;” Gwiyi Solomon, Chief Eya’s Media Adviser quoted him as saying.

“The Federal government can make efforts to repair and expand the runway to reduce the security risks that the Aviation ministry has lamented about; instead of dangling downgrading of the only international gateway in the entire Eastern Nigeria;” chief Eya said.

The former Senatorial Aspirant further thanked the government of Enugu state in its swift response “by closing down the Emene market and abattoir, at the same time while making efforts to relocate the Business zone near the airport to avert the federal government’s planned action.”

Recall that the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika had last week during the sixth stakeholders meeting in Lagos disclosed the Federal government’s plan to downgrade the Enugu Airport.

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But the FG has already applauded the action taken by the Enugu government, the inaction which led to the closure announcement. This is a belated reaction.

The bitter truth

Why the sudden former candidates all over the East speaking out left and right.

Mr candidate what do you mean by “heating up the polity”? You people recycle expressions and think you are saying something.

Who is Masson winning over, or are you trying to downplay IPOB or are you stuck in the year 2001?

Our people had been waiting for decades to see what the FG would do about Ibiam airport and we knew they would do nothing, as would the do nothing Igbo governors who are carrying out the agenda given to them by Fulani-Yoruba Juniors godfathers.

What you should have done Mr candidate is to declare your support for the only group and movement that will liberate your children’s children and not run your mouth about nothing...

By the way, is this candidate a Jew? See his necklace

Hasn't this issue been sorted out. The abbatoir has been shut down

Nigeria is backward country ! She can never move forward,accept total restructuring....

I cannot be talking on this issue..... God will see u all 2ru.bcox any comment it will turn to afonja own so make I kuku dey my lane

When FG lack something meaningful to do..

When they shout marginalization, others will say they have started.

You all want them out of your States but depriving them of what will make them avoid your states totally.

Upgrade Calabar and Port Harcourt ports and see if any goods for South East from Asia will ever touch Lagos ports. These systematic injustice against the South East should stop and the South Easterner governors,national assembly members and stakeholders should speak with one voice.

Let's be honest here, there is nothing international about the airport at Enugu

An airport where the generator is not switched on until 6am cannot be said to be up to international standard

OK...

Igbos always issuing warnings and giving ultimatums .

*you shamelessly built on lands meant for Airport runway extenssion

*you built radio mast around airport terminal area

*Your Idiotic Daughter , Stella Oduah built world most substandard , water logged, sloppy airport runway just to pocket few contract kickbacks thinking she is fooling other people

I blame the south east leaders

Someone from south east would still defend this

dolapo090:


for it to have degenerated to become that 'abbatoir', what was FG doing all this while?

I wonder o!

Instead of upgrading it
they are talking about
downgrading.

Why would an abattoir and market be close to an airport?

That's suicidal....

Clowns


There was no national crisis when his party people from the same SE was cutting the money budgeted for the airport. Now that the airport is not up to standard it will cause national crisis.



God punish all hypocrites.

noted that the safety concerns raised by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika such as “dangerous runway, the location of an abattoir and Market at the end of the runway, Bird strikes” and other issues can be taken care of by the FG without resoting to downgrading the Eastern gateway.

Why didn't he just answer how these unethical, uncivilized, absurd and disgraceful happenings come to be a thing in an international airport in the first place. With all these things he noted, the FG need to even do more than downgrading.

What is the state government doing about the people that create and sell in an abattoir close to an International airport, at the end of the runway for that matter. Instead of discussing and finding way to bring solutions to the problem he result to blame and jibes.

Tell me is this how they want to make Nigeria a better place?

Which national crises?

newproject:
Instead of upgrading it
they are talking about
downgrading.

That's why the country is so backward!

Kobicove:
Let's be honest here, there is nothing international about the airport at Enugu

An airport where the generator is not switched on until 6am cannot be said to be up to international standard

I was desperately waiting for this! That airport looks too ordinary!! There was a day I booked a morning flight, got to the airport and met tons of people unattended to. It was the first time I heard that the airport doesn't switch on its generator until 6am.

Bubu the demented one,it seems ur second tenure is just to spike the igbo while bandits are rampaging your backyard.we shall see.

Trash...

Kobicove:
Let's be honest here, there is nothing international about the airport at Enugu

An airport where the generator is not switched on until 6am cannot be said to be up to international standard

So true. The airport even lacks water. The toilets always stink as water has to be transported all the way from Anambra state via tankers. Wawa people are too backward to have an airport. Enugu airport should be downgraded as the new Anambra international airport will take off soon and water won't be an issue.

newproject:
Instead of upgrading it
they are talking about
downgrading.

l don't understand this country

newproject:
Instead of upgrading it
they are talking about
downgrading.

You do understand there are serious safety issue that has been of note fo several years.
I was listening to the minister to state for aviation some weeks back on NTA and he was optimistic because the state gov had come in to relocate the masts, and to do something about the market along the run way and approach.

Downgrading it would not create any national issue it's simple the airport is not safe and FAAN has an obligation bro follow safety standards.