LAU (TARABA) – The Social Democratic Party(SDP) governorship candidate in Taraba, Chief David Kente, on Tuesday pledged to upgrade the Jalingo Airport to international standard to attract more [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]investors to the state, if elected.
Kente, who made the pledge in Lau at his campaign rally, said upgrading the airport would also boost the revenue profile of the state and attract tourists.
He decried the situation whereby travellers from the state have to connect flight from Yola in Adamawa, saying things must change so that the state would also derive economic benefits of having an airport.
In his remark, Mr Peter Achagwa, the State SDP Chairman, urged the people of Lau to vote for the party for justice and prosperity.
Also, the Director General of David Kente Campaign Organization, Alhaji Abdulazeez Ibrahim, pledged that the candidate would grant full autonomy to local councils, if elected.
He told the crowd that full autonomy for local councils would guarantee rapid development at the grassroots.
Ibrahim frowned at manner in which “more than 70 percent of funds meant for the local governments councils are withheld by the state government.”
The DG pledged that an SDP administration would allow the local councils to reclaim their status of serving the developmental needs of local communities. (NAN)