Regulatory bodies okay MKO Abiola International Airport

The International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization and Association of Airline Operators have tacitly given approval and certification to operate after completion of MKO Abiola International Airport located in Ido-Osun in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. The Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Works, Oladepo Amudah, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after on the-spot-assessment to the airport.
While assuring the people of the state that the project would soon be completed Amudah noted that at completion, the present administration would be the next state in the South-West after Lagos State to establish an International Airport.
He said the on-going project has gulped N4.5 billion, adding that it has the capacity of 300 hectares of land, 3km runway, fire stations, powerful terminal building and a control tower.
According to him, “the International Airport is going to be one of the best in the world, having been certified by international regulatory bodies such as International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization and Association of Airline Operators.
While dismissing as blatant lies the recently published in a newspaper (not Daily Independent) that the airport does not exist in the state, Amudah called on the people to visit the site anytime to see the gargantuan project.
He eulogised Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for embarking on road, rail and air infrastructure which are core areas for any economic development, adding that in the next few months, the first plane will land on the new airport.
Responding, the Project Director of the company, Aminu Sulaimon, commended the state governor for embarking on the project. In a related development, the state government has commended the Slava Yeditepe Construction Company Limited which is handling the Oba Adesoji Aderemi bypass, Osogbo, for its impressive performance.According to him, “the 18km road dualization project that started at Round- about, Iwo Road, will involve 150mm stone base, 70mm asphalt, construction of new culvert and bridges, construction of railway underpass, construction of inter change and provision of streetlights, which will terminate along the New Ikirun Road, around Osogbo City Stadium, has now reached an advanced stage.

Amudah said that the present administration led by Rauf Aregbesola will ensure social and infrastructural transformation that the state has never witnessed since its creation, adding that the people of the state should continue to extend their hands of cooperation to the present administration.