FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 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...

POPULAR LADIPO MARKET IN MUSHIN,DEMOLISHED COMPLETELY YESTERDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY.

               Yesterday thursday around 4:30 pm in Mushin popular market called Ladipo market,were in shock when bulldozer and a team of security personnel arrived the market to demolish the market for reconstruction.The exercise continues today friday after traders were yesterday ordered to leave the market with their goods and when they attempted to resist,the bulldozer moved in and started the demolition.Some goods were destroyed as many of the traders were not in their shops because of the Independence Day celebration and public holidays.The traders through their leaders alleged that they were not carried along before the plans to re-construct the market was carried out.They expressed concern over what happened to shop owners in other markets where such reconstruction was carried out and they never got back their shops after reconstruction.It was because of that they resisted the plan and went to a Lagos High Court to obtain an injunction to stop the demolition.Following the order,the traders developer and Mushin Local Government went into discussion and negotiation which led to a truce and the traders,through their BOT chairman,Nnamdi Chukwuka,withdrew the matter from the court.It was gathered that at the meeting it was agreed that the traders would vacate their shops on 1st of October,2015 for work to begin in some parts of the market.It was in line with the agreement that the developer moved in and started the demolition.Though other traders said they had agreed to vacate the market on Sunday 4th of October for work to start on monday 5th of October.One more photo below.                                                                                             

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