Ibom Air celebrates Akwa Ibom at 35
Nigeria’s Ibom Air felicitates its home state – Akwa Ibom – on its 35th anniversary of statehood.
In a statement signed by its Group Manager, Marketing and Communication, Aniekan Essienette, the airline saluted the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel “for conceiving and nurturing the dream called Ibom Air.”
The airline acknowledged that after three years in operation, it has employed over 350 thousand Akwa-Ibomeses in various positions, thanks to the governor’s visionary leadership and commitment to executing critical projects that will position the state for industrial growth.
“The Board, Management and Staff of Ibom Airlines Limited (Ibom Air), heartily felicitate with the Government and Good People of Akwa Ibom State on the 35th anniversary of Statehood.
“Ibom Air uses the opportunity to salute His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, for conceiving and nurturing the dream called ‘Ibom Air’, while giving it the free rein to thrive as a business in the aviation industry.
“Since its creation, Akwa Ibom State has recorded considerable growth in human and capital development.
“Over the last three years, Ibom Air has contributed significantly to the human and capital development of the state, employing well over 350 indigenes, and training them in various high skills and professions within the aviation industry, including as pilots and engineers.
“With her strategic expansion plans, the airline continues to hold its own, while remaining well positioned for the future.
“We salute the courage and tenacity of His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel while wishing him and indeed the State a successful transition into the next dispensation,” the airline said.
