President Buhari Arrives Rivers State To Commission New Port Harcourt Airport International Terminal (Photos)

Buhari Set To Inagurate Port Harcourt International Airport.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Rivers State to inaugurate the new international terminal at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

The President arrived at the state capital, Port Harcourt around 12:20 pm for the event which had top government functionaries including the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in attendance.

The project is one of four built with a $500 million loan taken from China in 2013. Nigeria provided $100 million as counterpart funding for the projects.

The projects were expected to be delivered in 18 months but the new terminal is being commissioned five years after.

The new international terminal in Port Harcourt is the first to the completed with Abuja, Kano and Lagos to follow.

Pictures of the terminal are shared below:

President @MBuhari will today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State commission the new Port Harcourt Airport International Terminal. #TheYearofInfrastructure #GovtAtWorkNG pic.twitter.com/wmXdtjiZ22

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) October 25, 2018