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The EkitiHe said the committee within the period reviewed processes that have been on
for more than three years, met with consultants and professionals in the
aviation sector as well as laiase with relevant authorities to get the required
approval for kick off.
Oso said enumerators are still working on crop enumeration so as to ascertain
what the cost implication will be as regards payment of compensation to farm
owners.
He expressed optimism that the ministry should be done with clearing the 4,000
hectares of land spanning Ado-Ijan-Igbemo-Ago and Afao Ekiti within the next
two months.
He said after this will come the official flag off for the Airport construction,
which will be
performed by Fayose.
Oso described time as the most important factor to businessmen.
He said an airport in Ekiti State will definitely open up the state, boost the
economy, benefit workers and students coming to the various tertiary
institutions in the state as well as create job opportunities for the teeming Ekiti
State youths.

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overnment on Friday commenced the clearing works at the
proposed airport site in Aso Ayegunle Village of Ado Ekiti.
The state Commissioner for Works, Hon. Kayode Oso, led the team from the
Ekiti State Ministry of Works to the commencement of the site clearing.
The work began around 9:30am.
Not less than five bulldozers were used for the clearing.
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, had vowed at a meeting with some
stakeholders in his office that all road contractors in the state will be asked to
lend the state at least a bulldozer for a month at the site.
Speaking with newsmen at the site, an elated Oso explained how a committee
was put in place about a month ago by the governor to look into the possibility
of achieving the administration’s desire to ave an airport in Ekiti State at the
shortest possible time.