The governor of Yobe State, Mr Mala Buni has promised to give free land alongside other incentives to agro allied investors willing to invest in the Damaturu Cargo International Airport....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
He made the pledge at the 2024 Airport Business Summit held in Lagos at the weekend.
The governor, who was represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry of transport and energy, Dr. Mustapha Gaidam, said with the completion of its 3.6 kilometre runway and terminal building the airport was ready for business.
He called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to collaborate with state government in ensuring the airport opens for optimum operations, especially the airlift of agro-allied produce.
Buni said the state produces the largest number of livestock in the country adding that the airport will best serve as a transit location to neighbouring countries and across the world when dairy products are freighted from the facility.
“When one of the installers of the aeronautical equipment came to the airport, he said the only airport that has this kind of infrastructure and technology in our clime was Damaturu International Airport, because they are new models found only in the developed airports in the United Arabs Emirate.
“On a daily basis, you see thousands of trucks leaving Yobe State to other parts of the country especially Lagos filled with cows and their byproducts; we are just producing and selling within the country, why not export them?
“That is why we are calling on investors to take advantage of the business opportunities to invest in the airport, especially in the agro-allied sector by building warehouses for storage of the abundant farm produce and livestock in the state for export,” he said.
The governor added: “The airport has a large landmass of about 2.5 by 5 kilometres. We are now calling on investors to come. The governor is ready to give them land free of charge for all agro-allied businesses.”
On the security of the airport, the governor said: “In terms of security, we have one battalion of the Nigerian military in the airport, and more importantly we must realise that the security challenge in the northeast has drastically reduced.”
