Akwa Ibom To Launch Own Airline – Governor Emmanuel

The Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, has said his administration is
planning to launch a state-owned airline, Ibom Air, to “lessen the
problems currently being encountered by numerous air travellers” to the
state.

Mr Emmanuel said this on Friday in Uyo, during the annual state-sponsored Christmas Carol night.

The
governor said the planned airline, which would be wholly owned by the
state, would ensure the state remains a destination of choice for
foreign investors.

The governor also said work
was going on “steadily” on the Ibom Deep Seaport, in addition to
numerous road projects across the state.

“Our dream to open up our state through land, air, and sea will come full cycle,” he said.

Mr Emmanuel also used the opportunity to blast his critics.

“When
we promised all these, our naysayers said it couldn’t be done, and some
are still deluding themselves that it hasn’t been done, even when they
are driving on the road we have built, are enjoying the steady
electricity we have provided, are being treated in the world class
hospitals we have remodelled and equipped with modern amenities, and
whose children are receiving quality education in our public schools,”
the governor said.

“We will, however, not relent, we will not give in to propaganda or blackmail,” he added.

Godswill
Akpabio, a senator and former governor of the state, was absent, for
the first time, at the Christmas Carol which was conceived during his
administration.

Mr Akpabio, who helped Mr Emmanuel become governor – against all odds – in 2015, has vowed to stop his re-election in 2019.

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