Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State | File Image
By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki
No fewer than 30 contractors at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke Ezza South council have passed confidence vote on the Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, for his efforts to develop the airport and the state.
The contractors who visited Governor Nwifuru his lodge, new government house, Centenary city Abakaliki, assured that they would deliver a quality job at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport.
The state Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, who spoke to newsmen after a three-hour meeting with the governor, said the contractors were committed to delivery of quality jobs at the international airport.
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She said that the contractors handling various contracts at the airport were courageous and committed in delivering quality jobs, especially the runway that is nearing completion.
“I came here with contractors at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport to familiarize with the governor, Francis Nwifuru, and also to appreciate him, and not to beg for money.
“We came to tell him (Nwifuru) that we (contractors) are happy with him and the good works he is doing in the state.
“Secondly, we came to appreciate him because he has been wearing the shoes of a contractor, even before he became speaker and now governor. He knows where the shoes had been pinching these contractors. We are happy to tell him that the contractors both the indigenous and foreign contractors are so happy with the good works he is doing at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke Ezza South LGA.”
The Commissioner, Obichukwu, in a related development, said that the contractors at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport were not among the contractors that were allegedly blacklisted by the state government for not performing well.
“To the glory of God, none of the contractors at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport is blacklisted and the governor, Francis Nwifuru, is happy with them. This is because of the genuine work and commitment to ensure that the airport becomes the best and befitting international airport of Ebonyi State.”
