Obiano, Soludo Laud Air Peace for Role in African Regional Integration.

The Anambra State Government has described Air Peace commencement of three weekly flights into Niamey, Niger Republic, as historic and a decisive step in the economic integration of the African region.
Outgoing Governor Willie Obiano said the resumption of flights from Abuja and Kano from March 11 “is historic because it will help end the awful trend in Africa where passengers from some African cities would have to fly to Paris or London or Madrid or Lisbon to catch a connecting flight to some other African city”, according to Information and Public Enlightenment Commissioner C. Don Adinuba.
Noting that Nigeria and Niger Republic are not just two neighbouring countries, Adinuba quoted Governor Obi as saying the citizens of both nations have so much in common.
The commissioner expressed the optimism that with Air Peace scheduled regular flights from Abuja and Kano to Niamey, trade between these “friendly West African states of Nigeria and Niger Republic will rise exponentially and relations between both the citizens and governments of the two nations will be deepened”.
Adinuba also reported that the incoming Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has called the Air Peace chairman on the phone to congratulate him on the flights.
Aviation fuel accounts for 40% of airline operations around the world.
Professor Soludo also lauded Air Peace for plans to begin operations into London, Houston, Mumbai and Guangzhou.
Soludo thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, for “their stupendous assistance .
He also praised the Nigerian diplomatic mission in Niamey, especially the deputy ambassador, Hajia Aisha Kabiru, for going beyond the call of duty to ensure smooth flight operations between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
The governor-elect also recalled how the Air Peace chairman brought home free of charge hundreds of Nigerian citizens stranded in South Africa in the midst of the xenophobic attacks which engulfed the country in 2019.
“Allen Onyema rescued these traumatized citizens regardless of their ethnicity, creed and gender”, stated Soludo.
“This is the way to go, the way of a new Nigeria”.