The Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has promised to introduce shuttle services at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, located on the outskirts of Owerri, the Imo State capital. He made this known, Friday, during an inspection tour of the airport facilities. This gesture, according to the governor, is to assist air passengers who cannot afford the high cost of airport taxis to get to their destinations without much difficulty.
Describing the airport as the entry gate of the state, Gov Okorocha disclosed that the state government would soon carry out an orientation/training for the staff of the airport as their conduct portrays the image of the state. He further directed that a total renovation job be carried out at the VIP lodge of the airport to befit the status of the airport.
On the issue of motorcycle operators at the airport, Gov Okorocha, who observed that their operations was becoming a menace, stated that government would organize a proper training for them to restore sanity at the airport. The airport manager, Mr. Orji Mgbemena, had earlier complained that the operations of okada riders at the airport were becoming a nightmare for the management.
It would be recalled that up till this time, taxis at the airport charge upwards of N5,000 to convey passengers from the airport to Owerri main town. This has continued to create much difficulty for visitors to the state capital who do not know their way about. The sole alternative to the taxis have been the okada operators who charge a little less than the taxis to take passengers to the Owerri or, better still, to a part of Mbaise where they could catch a bus or cab to Owerri for as little as N100.
That'll be a great relief, you know.
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