Ahead of commercial flight resumptions today, Monday, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the South-East Governors have made clarifications on uncompleted projects littering the Airport.
They spoke through the Works Committee set up by the Forum to monitor the rehabilitation work at the Airport.
Chairman of the Committee, Engr. Chris Okoye, who spoke to journalists in Enugu weekend, said everything needed for commercial flights to resume had been put in place.
This has led to rest widespread fear that the Airport was not ready for use following the non-completion of some rehabilitation work, especially at the Terminal Building, the entrance roads and other internal structures.
Okoye, who emphatically disclosed that the first phase of the project had been completed, said the Terminal building rehabilitation was not part of the initial contract.
He identified the first phase of the project to include the rehabilitation of the runway, the airfield lighting, the runway markings and minor associated works with the runway.
Most of these, he said, have been completed, apart from the airfield lighting contract which he said is expected to have gotten to a level that allows night operations at a visibility not less than 1000 meters by Monday September 7.
