Ebonyi State Airport Project At Onueke Is A White Elephant Project Used As Conduit Pipe To Syphon And Loot The Ebonyi State Tax Payers Money; Says INC
Recently, the Ebonyi State Government announced that the Airport being build by the State Government at Onueke has gulfed over fifth three billion Naira (N53, 000.000.000.00) of Ebonyi State tax payers money and yet the airport has not started functioning. Also sometime in July 2024, the Ebonyi State Government announced that the State has concluded plans to purchase four aircrafts for commercial purposes to make the airport functional.
In view of the above, the Igbo National Council (INC) therefore condemn in Strong terms this deliberate and reckless waste of Ebonyi State tax payers money on elephant projects. The Igbo National Council (INC) is of the opinion that the ongoing white elephant project called airport is a misplacement of priority and a waste of funds. We strongly State that What the Ebonyi State residents needs now is a deliberate and conscious efforts by the State Government to built the State capital – Abakaliki to be an Economic Hub that will attract large numbers of visitors like external investors, businessmen, tourists into Abakaliki etc If Abakaliki becomes an Economic Hub and a busy Commercial City, any airport build can effectively function and also be a source of revenue generation for the State rather than be a liability.
On the foregoing, the Igbo National Council (INC) therefore call on the Ebonyi State House of Assembly to immediately set up an independent audit committee with rigid timeframe to carryout a forensic audit on the Ebonyi State Airport Project at Onueke.
We wish to State that if the Ebonyi State House of Assembly treat the above request with levity, the Igbo National Council (INC) may have no other option than to commence the Mobilization of concerned Ebonyi State critical Stakeholders to initiate a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence investigation on the project.
Signed
~Chilos Godsent
President, INC
