Kogi Airport groundbreaking: RELAX DG Ahmed Bala commends Tinubu, Governor Ododo, Keyamo on aviation infrastructure development

Lokoja, Kogi State - November 10, 2026

The Director-General of Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), Hon. Ahmed Bala, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, for their committedness to aviation infrastructure improvement and economical expansion.

Hon. Bala made the remarks connected the sidelines of the Kogi State International Airport groundbreaking ceremony, wherever helium led members and supporters of RTIFN to enactment successful the event.

The RELAX DG described the airdrome task arsenic a important concern successful the economical aboriginal of Kogi State, noting that it has the imaginable to amended connectivity, pull investors, make employment opportunities and stimulate commercialized activities crossed the state.

Speaking astatine the event, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo emphasised the transformative imaginable of the airdrome project, stating that the improvement would unfastened Kogi State to caller possibilities successful commerce, investment, tourism and economical growth.

The governor's remarks underscored his administration's determination to presumption Kogi State arsenic an charismatic destination for investors and businesses seeking opportunities successful Nigeria's emerging economical sectors.

Similarly, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, described the task arsenic a large improvement for the state's aviation prospects, declaring that the airdrome has enactment Kogi State connected the planetary aviation map.

Keyamo's remarks highlighted the imaginable of the task to fortify Kogi State's visibility wrong the aviation manufacture and make opportunities for improved determination and planetary connectivity, taxable to the airport's eventual completion and operational approvals.

Reacting to the statements, Hon. Ahmed Bala applauded Governor Ododo's imaginativeness and the Federal Government's committedness to infrastructure improvement nether President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.

He noted that Kogi State's strategical geographical location, connecting antithetic regions of Nigeria, presents sizeable opportunities for transportation, logistics, tourism and investment.

Bala further commended the Minister of Aviation for his enactment successful the sector, stressing that collaboration betwixt national and authorities governments remains indispensable to delivering infrastructure projects that tin stimulate economical development.

The RELAX DG maintained that the existent worth of infrastructure improvement lies successful its quality to amended the payment of citizens, make sustainable jobs and grow economical opportunities.

He reiterated the committedness of RTIFN, a sister organisation to the City Boy Movement, to promoting nationalist consciousness of authorities improvement initiatives and encouraging constructive engagement among Nigerians.

According to him, infrastructure improvement indispensable spell beyond the operation of carnal facilities to make lasting economical opportunities for mean Nigerians.

The Kogi State International Airport task is expected, upon completion and commencement of operations, to heighten proscription connectivity, enactment commercialized activities and lend to the semipermanent economical improvement of Kogi State and Nigeria.

Kogi Airport groundbreaking: RELAX DG Ahmed Bala commends Tinubu, Governor Ododo, Keyamo connected aviation infrastructure development