How ready is the Victor Attah International Airport for commencement of International flights.
This is one million questions the Akwa Ibom State government attempted to provide an answer to.
The State government pledged timely intervention to address all infrastructural gaps if any at the Victor Attah Airport to ensure a seamless international flight take-off in April.
The Federal Government, in 2025, approved International status for the Victor Attah Airport after which the State Governor Umo Eno inaugurated a committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, to oversee the full implementation of the international status of the Victor Attah International Airport.
Speaking when he led a technical team to inspect the progress of work at the international wing of the airport on Sunday, the state Commissioner of Finance and Coordinating Commissioner of Special Duties, Emem Bob, expressed satisfaction with the progress already made.
We are here today to inspect and assess key operational areas, identify infrastructure gaps if any, and ensure timely interventions to guarantee a seamless take-off of international flights at the stipulated deadline”, Bob said.
He expressed satisfaction that barely two-and-a-half months to the take-off date for international flights from the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo, the State government has confirmed its readiness to accomplish the task according to plans.
The inspection covered critical infrastructure and operational areas, including the access road within the terminal building, parking lot, apron, taxiway, security/operational perimeter fencing, Smart Internet installation, as well as the power transmission and transformer area and medium voltage power panels, among others.
The commissioner, who earlier had a strategic technical meeting with all contractors and engineers on site to appraise the level of work done, said that with the smooth pace of work, he was very optimistic that the April timeline would be met.
He said the Governor is very committed to delivering a world-class facility for international use within the stipulated timeframe, noting that the current status report of the project gives confidence that the April timeline for international operations is realistic and realisable.
Responding to questions from reporters, the Commissioner said that the Committee, headed by the Secretary to the State government, was performing extremely well, adding that inspections would continue now on a more regular pace up to the commencement of international operations in April.
The Chairman of VKS Construction Ltd, the company handling the major aspects of the job, Engr. Oliver Ebong said that he was optimistic that the terminal would be ready for use by the end of March, ahead of the April deadline
