The Akwa Ibom State Govt has pushed aside allegations that it averted different airline operators from doing industry on the state-owned Victor Attah Global Airport.
Ibom Air has been the only airline operator within the state since its inception in 2019, prompting hypothesis that it loved a monopoly.
At a ministerial press briefing at Govt Space, Uyo, on Monday, the Honorary Particular Adviser to Governor Umo Eno on Aviation and Airport Building, Engineer Uwem Ekanem, stated the state had unfolded the aviation sector to different airways.
He stated the federal government had begun talks with ValueJet for operations within the state, whilst preparations were concluded for Air Peace to start flight operations on October 23.
“The idea that Ibom Air has a monopoly is improper. We’re in talks with ValueJet, and confidently, it’s going to are available in.
“Air Peace, on its section, will start flight operations on the Victor Attah Global Airport on October 23. This may supply different airways with the chance to make inroads into the state’s aviation hub,” he stated.
In the meantime, the supervising commissioner for the Ministry of Particular Tasks and Ibom Deep Seaport, Emem Almond Bob, stated a loss of enough funding had not on time the realisation of the Ibom Deep Seaport venture.
He stated that even if Akwa Ibom State had secured the important approvals from the Federal Govt, it was once nonetheless running to draw traders to allow the venture to start.
“The feasibility learn about for the Ibom Deep Seaport has been licensed by means of the Federal Govt Council (FEC). What this implies is that the entire approvals were secured, however now we have been telling Akwa Ibom those who the Ibom Deep Seaport isn’t a venture that may be embarked upon by means of the Akwa Ibom State Govt on my own.
“We’d like traders, and because of this you may have been seeing the governor trip to interact with potential traders. The discussions are ongoing, and we’re nonetheless enticing traders,” he stated.