Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state; has said that ‘test landing’ of
multi-billion naira Damaturu International Cargo Airport is slated for
Friday, May 29, 2020.
It costed the State Government N11.33 billion to complete the project
that commenced in 2017.
Buni disclosed this on Tuesday, while hosting the Chief of Air Staff,
Sadiq Abubakar to Sallah homage in Damaturu, the state capital.
His words: “I’ll keep to all the promises made to the Nigerian Air
Force (NAF), by providing its staff quarters, office accommodation and
all other logistics for them to fully settle down in Damaturu.
“The Cargo Airport will be test landed on May 29 and we are going to
provide NAF staff quarters; as we promised.”
The Governor noted that the presence of Airforce will permanently
flush out all forms of insurgency and criminality in the state.
While lamenting decade long terrorists’ activities, he said: “This is
quite assuring and a clear sign that the madness called insurgency is
coming to an end very soon.”
Abubakar was very much excited that air surveillance and
counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram terrorists; will
immediately commence from Damaturu, the state capital.
On completion of Cargo Airport; he said: “I am very much excited that
Governor Buni; has been supportive of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in
counter-insurgency and terrorism operations in the forest.”
“He has provided land area where we are putting certain facilities
that would add a lot of value to what we are doing. I am also
confident with what we have.”
He noted that it’s going to be much easier for the air force to
respond to any threats within Yobe.
“This is rather than going to Maiduguri Air Force Base and coming back
to launch aerial operations in Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region,”
he said.
Continued; “With completion of international cargo airport; we can now
operate from Damaturu which is very exciting for us indeed and to our
comrade that are fighting on the land as well.”
