David Umahi of Ebonyi says the state’s International Airport recently approved by the Federal Government will be completed within 18 months. Umahi revealed this on Tuesday at his hometown, Uburu, when a delegation of Ezza clan where the airport was sited, paid him a Christmas homage, noting that constructing an international airport is not an easy task. The governor said that the standard of the international airport being constructed in Ebonyi takes between six and 10 years to be completed in other places but that of Ebonyi would take only 18 months. “The tarmac of the airport will be one-foot concrete pavement which is the highest in the world. “The highest I know is eight inches concrete-base but this one will be one-foot concrete pavement that is guaranteed to last for more than 50 years,” he said.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2019 16:41 UTC