State governors from the South-East geopolitical zone have called for the provision of emergency funding for the speedy rehabilitation of the runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
The governors said emergency funding was preferred to regular budgeting, which they argued could delay the project.
The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, presented the request to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday.
Umahi held a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Read more