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Akanu Ibiam International Airport The contributions that the airport would make to the economic development of the South East zone and surrounding States are too important to be consigned to a political decision. Politics, the type that many advocate can change the country, made Enugu possible. From President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who initiated the re-construction of the airport to President Goodluck Jonathan who promised quick completion of the project during his campaign, the fact is that the airport is important for the eastern flank of Nigeria. The international airport in Enugu, named after a former Governor of Eastern Region, a former Vice President of the World Council of Churches, who lived an exemplary life of quietude, away from the ostentatious cravings of politicians, is a strong economic platform and users have embraced it. Businesses that depend so much on travels to Asia would benefit from one of the moves that would decongest Lagos. Those who thought that the decis...