APC: obaseki promise of building passenger Airport in Edo deceitful

Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the decision of the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to build a passenger airport as another deceitful act.
Governor Obaseki, last weekend, promise to build a passenger airport at Uzairue in Etsako West Local government area of the state
But the APC in a statement signed by its Assistant State Publicity Secretary,  Victor Ofure Osehobo, said “For Edo people, this is just another of Governor Obaseki’s long list of audio projects strong on paper but non-existent in reality, conceived, designed and perfected to confuse the people”.  
It listed other projects of the government which had remained on paper to include the Gelegele Sea port,Benin Industrial Park,Azura Power plant,Sobe Farms‎,CBN Anchor Borrowers Scheme‎, Utesi Industrial Cluster‎,Truck Transit Park,
Inland Container Depot,Edo State Fertilizer Plant and Chemical Company‎,Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd andBenin Innovation Hub.
According to the APC assistant spokesman, “Trillions of Edo tax payers money have been sunk into these projects by a governor who knew that his plans were not to see them come to reality. It is ironic that though the Edo governorship elections are over, Governor Obaseki is still campaigning. He has forgotten that he is charge and has chosen to waste his alloted time, dilly-dallying and chasing shadows.
“While will he embark on an airport construction project that has little or no direct bearing on the lives of Edo people, whereas he did not include it in his audio MEGA  (Make Edo Grounded Again) manifesto? The time for impulsive decisions like the case of this airport is over.
“The Governor, was busy like his deputy to take his controversial aviation experts led by a Director in the Aero Contractors, to the site of the airport and chose Mr Jimoh Ejegbai Esq. the chief of staff to his deputy, Mr Philip Shaibu, to do the dirty job. The onus was on Ejegbai to explain that the need to promote commercial activities and the presence of agro and natural resources in Edo North Senatorial District informed the establishment of a second airport in the state. He spoke as someone completely ignorant of the state of airports in Nigeria and the world since Covid19”.
The party also harped on the unviability of the proposed airport project, citing the Ministry of Aviation decision to concession four of Nigeria’s major airports: Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Port Harcourt International Airport, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano to butress its point‎.
“There are teachers to be employed in Edo schools just as there are schools requiring rehabilitation and renovations. There are roads to be built and erosion control projects requiring serious attention of a determined government. Need we add that the State Civil Service is groaning without adequate and qualified personnel.
“Governor Obaseki should please wake up from his slumber and face reality. This idea of an airport is misplaced, out of place and pedestrian. There is a lot to do, and the time to start is now”, the APC reminded Governor Obaseki.
Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, while explaining reason for the proposed airport at the weekend, had said “airports are important parts of economic infrastructure which significantly contribute to economic growth and overall development. 
“When completed,  the airport will fuel economic development in Edo North by attracting investors and promoting commerce due to massive raw materials naturally deposited in the district”. 
‎He said Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration is deliberate and methodical in ensuring that no economic potential is neglected but must be exploited by creating the enabling environment for investors to take over the driver seat through the provision of necessary infrastructure, like airport and other social amenities to enhance economic growth.