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Umo Eno: Maiden Flight To Accra Will Position Akwa Ibom As Tourism Hub For West, Central, Southern Africa

Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno says the state's maiden international flight from the Victor Attah International Airport to Accra, will help position the state as a tourism hub for West, Central and Southern Africa.

Speaking on Sunday immediately after the return trip to Uyo from Accra, the governor said the state is building a sustainable economy around tourism through strategic aviation expansion.

"We are priming our state as the tourism hub of our region from air, land and sea. We are meeting our benchmarks and our targets and we are sure we will get there. Today we are strategically building an economy around tourism," he said.

He said the Accra route and other planned connections will strengthen Akwa Ibom's position as a preferred destination.

"This maiden flight and subsequent flights to designated destinations across the West, Central and Southern Africa will help position us as a destination of choice," he said.

The governor said the state has also invested in human capital to support its aviation and tourism ecosystem, noting that local professionals are being trained to meet long-term needs.

"So far to manage this ecosystem we have developed human capital. Just this afternoon we had the privilege of being flown by co-pilot that this state trained among the 20 pilots that were trained in Toulouse," he said.

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