September 09, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the takeover of the Gombe State Airport by the federal government.
The State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, revealed this on Friday to State House correspondents, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, the move will ensure the availability of funds to maintain the facility throughout the lifespan of its operation.
Yahaya explained: “The most important development is the takeover of the Gombe Airport by the federal government, which the President has approved.
“Already, the Nigerian Air Force is building an Air Force base in the airport premises, and with the takeover, it means there will be more facilities and management, especially since the airports are under the exclusive lease of the constitution.
“It means there will be more resources and there will be proper management. And we shall see to the fact that it is expanded so that economic activity will be enhanced because of the presence of the airport, it has other facilities that will enhance business activities around.”
Recall in June, officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had inspected facilities at the Gombe International Airport and certified it for the airlift of Muslim pilgrims in the State to Saudi Arabia.
