The assembly vowed to use every lawful means possible to challenge the concession of Enugu International Airport.
Some South-East leaders under the aegis of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), a prominent assembly of intellectuals, traditional rulers and stakeholders, have rejected the transfer of the management of Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu State to a private company by the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
The South-East leaders described the action of the Tinubu administration as another grave act of injustice against Ndigbo in Nigeria and further escalation of the prolonged marginalisation of the South-East region in the affairs of the nation.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN) had last Thursday handed over the Enugu International Airport to the concessionaire, Aero Alliance Limited, sequel to the completion of all the necessary documentation.
Under the 30-year public-private partnership arrangement, facilitated by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mba, the company will undertake the financing, rehabilitation, expansion, operation and management of the airport.
