The new Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti received its first aircraft, NAF 930 on Saturday amidst fanfare
Haidi Sirika, the Aviation Minister, officially opened the airport on Saturday.
On the ground to welcome the multipurpose commercial aircraft which landed around 10.20 am were the Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi and his wife, the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, the Deputy Governor-Elect, Monisade Afuye, Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo as well as other state functionaries.
The aircraft, flown by flight lieutenant Balogun, conveyed the Federal Government delegation.
The new airport was a beehive of activities as people from the nearby communities thronged the airport to witness history in making.
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…and the first plane has landed successfully!!!
Ekiti now has an airport! pic.twitter.com/RCC9NFPShG
— Cruscio ? ? ? (@Cruscio) October 15, 2022
Ekiti Cargo Airport is launched by Governor Kayode Fayemi @kfayemi using the Nigerian Airforce cargo plane pic.twitter.com/9RmuTgiQCZ
— ᴏᴠɪᴇ ᴀʟɪ ᴏnovwo-ᴏᴍᴀsᴏʀᴏ ™☤?? (@OvieNews) October 15, 2022
NAF 930 plane of the Nigerian Air Force is the first aircraft to land ? at the newly built Ekiti State Airport in Ado-Ekiti the state capital today, a project initiated by the outgoing Gov Kayode Fayemi. pic.twitter.com/GcDBAWhZx4
— UNCLE DEJI™️ (@DejiAdesogan) October 15, 2022