From SA on ICT, Kaduna
Kaduna State government had sponsored 15 indigent students
to the aviation college at a cost of N27 million
25 August
2008
On the
partnership of the Kaduna State government with the
Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria,
Architect Sambo said that, as a result of the partnership,
the state government had sponsored 15 indigent students to
the aviation college at a cost of N27 million, as a mark
of its commitment to the development of the country's
aviation industry.
Responding,
Hyat said that the federal government would partner with
the state government to make Kaduna airport one of the
cargo airports in the country in view of the enormous
socio-economic benefits Nigeria would stand to gain.
He also
commended the effort of the Kaduna State government in
partnering with the Aviation College, Zaria, which has led
to a marked increase in the number of student enrolment in
the college.
The federal
government has said that it would upgrade the Kaduna
airport and make it a viable international airport.
Minister for
aviation Felix Hassan Hyat disclosed this in his Abuja
office yesterday, when the governor of Kaduna State,
Architect Namadi Sambo, paid him a visit.
The governor
was in Abuja to solicit the assistance of the federal
government in upgrading the Kaduna airport to an
international one in order to boost tourism and attract
international tourists to the state. He revealed that the
state government had embarked on the project of building a
new city equipped with tourist sites, and that the city
when completed would go a long way in boosting the
socio-economic potential of Kaduna State. He also appealed
to the government to expand the road leading to the
airport.
Sambo also
hinted that his administration is expanding the irrigation
system in the state so that farmers could farm
all-year-round to enable the state produce specific crops
for export. He assured the minister that all necessary
infrastructure was being put in place to ensure the
success of the airport when it is upgraded. He stressed
that with the kind of development plans his administration
was envisaging for the state, an international airport had
become most expedient.
The minister
said that the federal government was already addressing
the issues raised by the governor, hinting that the former
administration of Olusegun Obasanjo had also talked about
making Kaduna airport a cargo airport because of its
strategic importance to the Nigerian economy.
 Governor
Arch Mohammed Namadi Sambo is a true democrat, whose approach to problems is
always humane and conciliatory he is a man of peace who patiently looked to
the future with courage and hope. His commitment in the direction of
transforming the state into a relatively better integrated and functional
polity is continuing with a mission to create a stable and
cohesive polity capable of securing effectively the interests of the various
communities and giving them the opportunity to develop and live in peace
with one another.
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