From Godwin Okeh, Abakaliki

Ebonyi state government has berated the social media critics and oppositions in the state for lying and alleging that there is flooding in the Chuba Okadigbo’s airport, Onueke Ezza South LGA.

The government, however, urged all the regulatory bodies in Nigeria and the general public to ignore the lies by the social media critics and oppositions, who have continued to paint the great image and reputation of the Chuba Okadigbo’s airport in bad light.

Ebonyi state government through the Commissioner for Aviation and transport technology, Ngozi Obichukwu, who made this known shortly after bidding farewell to the governor, Francis Nwifuru, who took off his flight from the Chuba Okadigbo’s airport, said that those alleging that there is flood in the airport are born liars.

Obichukwu who equally took some stakeholders of the state round the airport on assessment, warned those born liars critics to desist from purveying the airport in bad light, adding that no amount of criticism will stop the governor, Francis Nwifuru from succeeding in his administration.

According to her, “Chuba Okadigbo international airport is one of the best in the country. And it remains the best.

Telling lies, criticizing, and writing jargon does not change anything. If there is any problem you have, maybe anything you need, you can go straight to the government and request for it. And not criticizing.”It’s not true.

There was nothing like flooding in this airport. This is a clean project that we are already putting in use. Aircrafts have been landing and taking off in this airport, we just received two flights this morning.”You saw one that was parked there. Another one is coming before 5 o’clock today.

Like I’ve been saying, we have rules and regulations from the regulatory bodies of aviation.”The airport is not an ordinary keke park, or bus park, or ordinary motorcycle park. It is something that is scientific.

And it is something that is technical.”The airport is where we want to ensure the safety of life. Let there be safety. And for you to get it right, you must do according to these laid down regulations.

Right now, we are just ending with chartered flight regulation.”We are entering into another regulation of passenger lifting. And that is why if you go to some of our platforms, you see where I posted our flight operation in June.

“Those of our passengers that are air friendly, the world air travelers, can board United Nigeria Airlines to Ebonyi from Abuja. They can board Abuja, or rather Ebonyi to Abuja. And then, they can board Lagos to Ebonyi, and Ebonyi to Lagos.”

Again, further information about where you board, how you are going to pay, how you are going to land and all that, will be posted very soon. So, we are good to go.

We are taking it one at a time.”We cannot run faster than our shadows. And we cannot do something that will close the airport. Any slightest mistake will close this airport from the federal regulators.

That is why His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru, who is a determined man, a successful man, a seasoned/ divine administrator, is taking his time to make sure that whatever they require, whatever they ask him, he does it.

“So, we are not in a hurry. We don’t want to make mistakes. The edifice is serving its purpose already. Very soon, the passengers will outnumber even the people that are not aware that Ebonyi is existing; will be aware that Ebonyi Airport is on.

But let us take it one at a time.”Those who are saying that the Chuba Okadigbo’s airport is not working are liars.They are born liars. Some of them have never even crossed this gate.

Some have never even entered the door of flight. And some will be telling you there is nothing. How will you know that the airport is working when you have not even been here?”

And so, my governor is not moved by whatever negative criticism. He is determined to succeed. And he is succeeding. And nobody will stop him from getting to the goal. We are already there” she stated.