State has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flight operations at the state’s airport.
Governor Douye Diri, who stated this during the courtesy visit of the Prime Minister of the State of Africa In Diaspora, Dr. Tin Louise-George, to Government House, Yenagoa, said the planes would soon arrive and would operate the Yenagoa, Lagos, and Abuja routes.
Gov. Diri said his administration was determined to make the Bayelsa International Airport more commercially effective for flight operations.
While welcoming Dr. Louise-George on his maiden visit to Nigeria and Bayelsa State, he described the State of Africa in Diaspora as akin to Doctors Without Borders.
He said the state government was ready for partnership in the area of airport expansion and the development of a smart city.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of the State of Africa in Diaspora, Dr. Tin Louise-George, had proposed development support and funding for selected projects in the state through a cooperation agreement.
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He explained that in 2003, heads of state of the African Union unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the African in Diaspora as the sixth region of Africa.
The prime minister said there were 350 million people of African descent living outside of Africa and that he had the mandate of the African Union to represent them.
He stated that besides the government, which he leads, a parliament and a royal chamber, there were programmes of action for development, with the objective to reinforce Africa through the diaspora and the diaspora through Africa.
He said the visit to Bayelsa State was to explore areas of collaboration in aviation, provide support for a smart city, education, and medical facilities, among other sectors.
