‘Airport Runway Has No Light’ – Gov. Mutfwang Clarifies Tinubu’s Remark On Electricity

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that only the runway at the Jos airport lacks electricity and not the entire State as widely speculated.

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Naija News reports that this clarification comes after President Bola Tinubu visited the State over the killing of many residents on Palm Sunday and stopped at the airport.

Tinubu complained that they had no electricity and had just 10 minutes to spend with them. A comment which generated outrage among many Nigerians and political elites.

However, Mutfwang, while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, maintained that there is electricity in Plateau State.

Speaking on the lack of electricity at the Jos airport runway, Mutfwang said the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is aware of the situation.

He said, “The President said the airport runway has no light. No one can say Plateau State has no light.

“He didn’t say there was no light in Plateau State. By the way, Plateau state is part of the national grid. But apart from the national grid, we are privileged as a state to also have the first hydroelectric station in Nigeria.

“It is a known fact that the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, which owns the airport, knows that the Jos airport does not have lights on its runway. This is a conversation we are having with FAAN at the moment.

“Last year, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding on how to upgrade the airport to an international cargo airport, and I’m sure that when this is fully done, all these issues will be addressed and this will be a thing of the past.”