Owerri airport will boost economic activities in the South East-Sam Ortom

Owerri airport will boost economic activities in the South East-Sam Ortom

BY ZAINAB JUNAID

The Minister of State, Trade and Investments and supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr. Samuel Ortom has said that the remodeled passenger terminal of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri airport will boost economic activities in the South East.

Dr. Sam made this statement while inspecting facilities at the airport on Saturday March 1, 2014.

In a release made by the GM Corporate Communications of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Dati, the supervising minister who expressed satisfaction with the work done at the airport was accompanied on the inspection tour by the supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof.Viola Onwuliri, Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Sylvester Monye, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Mrs. Jamila Shu’ara and the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. George Uriesi.

According to Dati, the tour took the inspection team to the remodeled passenger terminal, the ongoing apron expansion project and the new cargo terminal of the airport. The two ministers at separate comments during the inspection, praised President Jonathan for envisioning the transformation agenda in the aviation industry which has led to undeniable positive developments in the industry, including the Airport Remodeling Project.

Dati  added that “The remodeled passenger terminal in Owerri was expanded to double the size of the old terminal and has a full complement of the ultra modern terminal facilities, including conveyor belts, check-in counters, offices, toilets and shops.”