Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says the newly inaugurated Air Peace flight to Makurdi will further open the state to direct foreign investment.
Ortom said this during the inaugural flight of Air Peace to Makurdi on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent on the inaugural flight from Lagos-Makurdi-Abuja reports the flight, number P47440 from Lagos at 7:00 a.m., was filled to capacity.
The governor said that the partnership would attract investors into the state and allay the fears of investors who had planned to come to the state by road.
According to him, the state will further recorded remarkable progress and success story with the flight.
” The fear of investors coming by road to invest into the state has been addressed with Air Peace flying into the state three times a week.
” This will push socio-economic development of the state and further provide greater opportunities to the indigenes.
” This will also reduce unemployment in the state. I thank…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
