Governor Mutfwang of Plateau State has clarified that the lack of electricity is limited to the runway at Jos Airport, not the entire state.
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Mutfwang made this known on Wednesday while responding to questions during an interview on Arise Television.
The clarification follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the state after the killing of several residents, during which he stopped at the airport and expressed concern over the absence of electricity.
Reacting, the governor 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 hydro electric 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.”
