Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated a 3.1-kilometer runway at the Wilberforce Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State.
She performed the ceremony on the margins of her visit to the state where she attended the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day celebration.
The First Lady was joined at the inauguration ceremony by Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru and former Secretary to the Nigerian government, Pius Anyim among others.
While applauding the state Governor for seeing the project through, the First Lady said commercial activities at the airport will usher in more socio-economic development for the State.
The inauguration of the runway is a significant ceremony that is crucial to the commencement of commercial flight operations at the airport, scheduled for December 12 this year.
Mrs Tinubu later interacted with Ebonyi State traditional rulers at the Presidential Lodge, Abakaliki, where she extolled the state’s peaceful nature and described it as a beacon of hope for the country.