The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Friday inaugurated the upgraded 3.1 kilometer runway of Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Abakaliki.
Mrs Tinubu inaugurated the project alongside the Wife of the Vice-President, Hajia Nana Shettima.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration was part of the activities marking the grand finale of Ebonyi Women’s Day celebration.
According to the President’s wife, I am glad to be in Ebonyi state for the first time, I therefore commission the runway to the glory of God and mankind,” she said.
Tinubu commended the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru and his Wife, Mrs Uzoamaka Nwifuru for the developmental works ongoing in the state and for impacting his people.
In his remark, Nwifuru thanked President Bola Tinubu for the assistance he gave the state which enabled the state to upgrade the runway.
Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, the state Commissioner for Aviation and Transport also commended the first lady for taking out time to come for the airport runway commissioning. (NAN)
