{"id":99331,"date":"2022-09-17T09:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T08:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99331"},"modified":"2022-09-17T09:31:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T08:31:20","slug":"north-east-govs-move-to-establish-commercial-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/north-east-govs-move-to-establish-commercial-airline\/","title":{"rendered":"North-East Govs Move To Establish Commercial Airline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1744199741232345534\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Borno State Governor, Prof. Umaru Zulum, has said plans are underway by governors from the North-East to establish a commercial airline for the region.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Zulum who doubles as Chairman, North-East Governors\u2019 Forum, announced this while declaring its seventh meeting open.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the regional carrier would help to expand the business frontiers of the North-East after years of insecurity that has stalled development in the region.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur decision to float a commercial airline, known as the North-East Regional Air Shuttle Limited, for the region is also coming to fruition as soon as a number of financial and technical requirements are met,\u201d Zulum said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governor also decried the state of disrepair of Federal Government roads in the North-East.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zulum lamented the impact of insurgency which had bedeviled the region, urging the National Assembly for improved budgetary allocation for the region to aid reconstruction.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAt this juncture, I need to however make a passionate appeal to the Federal Government and the National Assembly to incorporate into the 2023 budget of the Federal Government the reconstruction and rehabilitation of many federal roads in the North-East region, which have been in deplorable condition for years.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAlthough the level of insecurity in the region then was a tenable reason for delaying the reconstruction of the roads, the security situation now has improved tremendously. As it is now, the North-East has the least Federal budget allocation for road construction and it is fair and reasonable for the Federal Government to inject the needed funds for the construction and reconstruction of federal roads within the region. So on behalf of my colleagues, I am calling on the National Assembly, particularly the Senators and Representatives from the North-East zone to, as a matter of urgent priority, include the repairs and construction of a network of Federal roads within the zone,\u201d Zulum said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking earlier, Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, explained that the essence of it meeting which is about two years old was \u201cto take stock and reflect on successes since the creation. For a common front irrespective of cultural and ethnic difference to pursue a common vision towards improving lives of citizens of the sub-region.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yahaya disclosed that those challenges that led to the establishment of the forum are still plaguing the region.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBoko Haram, security threats, climate change disasters,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commending President Muhammadu Buhari for efforts in curbing the security challenges, Yahaya also lauded the partnership of security agencies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_7197528532016140909ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borno State Governor, Prof. Umaru Zulum, has said plans are underway by governors from the North-East to establish a commercial airline for the region. 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