FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).
FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...
83 years old Veteran South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu,his daughter Mpor said today thursday that her father will remain in hospital for several more days to fight a persistent infection that is not related to his prostate cancer.Her father Desmond Tutu who has been living with prostate cancer for 18 years,has been placed on a stronger course of intravenous antibiotics since being hospitalized in Cape Town on tuesday.''We are confident that he will recover well from treatment and his doctors are also quite satisfied that his cancer remains dormant and well under control''.
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