Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Thursday, said the state government spent over thirty-six billion naira to build an international airport, located in Onueke, Ezza South LGA.

Umahi made this statement when he addressed stakeholders of the state and the delegation of the Federal Ministry of Aviation during the flight test that took place at the Onueke airport.

The international airport which was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, is to be inaugurated in the first week of May 2023 by the President.

Umahi revealed his preparedness to hand over the airport to the federal government to run, noting that the state government can’t manage the airport as he also  stated that over 400 citizens of Ebonyi State were employed as staff of the airport.

Earlier in his remark, the director of the Civil Aviation Authority, CAA, who was represented by General Manager, Aerodrome Services, Mr Oladipo Adebayo, described the airport as the best of all the airports in Nigeria.

He applauded the Ebonyi State Government for using high-standard equipment to construct the airport, adding that with such quality materials used, the airport will stand the test of time.