The acquisition of the Gombe State Airport by the Federal Government has been authorized by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Gombe State governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, revealed this to State House reporters on Friday after meeting with President Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The planned takeover of the airport, in the governor’s opinion, would be beneficial for the airport because it would guarantee the availability of the necessary funds for its upkeep during the course of its existence.
Recall that in June, Gombe International Airport facilities had been examined and certified by representatives of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the airlift of Muslim pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia.
Yahaya said “The most important development is the takeover of the Gombe Airport by the federal government, which Mr. 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 list of the constitution.
“It means there will be more resources and there’ll be proper management and we shall see to the fact that it is expanded, so that economic activities will be enhanced because of the presence of the airport, it has other facilities that will enhance business activities around,” he said.
The Gombe State Investment Summit will take place in the first week of October, the governor has revealed, adding that the summit is crucial to growing the state’s and the region’s economies.
He further revealed that the political climate in Gombe was a topic of conversation with the President.
