I Will Complete Osun Airport – Adeleke

Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday, reiterated his commitment to revive and complete the MKO Abiola airport in  Osun State. 

Adeleke said the completion of the project will exit Osun as the only state in the South West without an airport.

The airport project, situated at Ido Osun area of the state, started during the administration of former governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Adeleke stated this while speaking at the flag-off of the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to Ladoke Akintola International Airport, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.

He noted that his administration is pushing ahead with a very ambitious governance agenda.

He lauded the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as “a man of vision and a passionate agent of development”.

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The statement quoted Adeleke as saying, “We are building roads, bridges, and flyovers. We are upgrading schools and health centers and reviving agriculture.

“We have turned Osun into a huge construction site. We adopt local content policy to deepen the local economy, create jobs for our people and spread skills acquisition. Like Governor Makinde, who is Mr Actualiser of Oyo state, I am in a hurry to take Osun to an agro-industrial, export-oriented economy.

“I am glad to announce to this August gathering that our government has concluded plan to complete the almost 12-year-old Osun Airport project.

“Our Airport vision is now upgraded to include a cargo terminal alongside a free trade zone under a PPP arrangement”, the Governor said