N20 Billion Ekiti Airport Yet To Begin Operations One Year After Inauguration By Alaba Adeyemi
DNN found out that the only aircraft that has landed in the airport is a military aircraft designed to land almost anywhere. It was hired by former governor, Kayode Fayemi for inauguration where he was accompanied by Hadi Sirika, the then minister of Aviation. Carved out of the old Ondo State in 1996 by former military dictator General Sanni Abacha, Ekiti State currently has an estimated population of about 3.6 million, mostly smallholder farmers.
Source: saharareporters.com