The statement quoted the FAAN Director of Cargo Development, Dr. Uchenna Ofulue, as saying this in Ilorin when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said it will partner the Kwara State Government to develop a robust agro-perishable cargo sector in the state and Nigeria as a whole.the statment was siad by Dr. Uchenna Ofulue  FAAN Director of Cargo Development, when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State.

Dr. Uchenna Ofulue who represented the  General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Yakubu Dati  in Ilorin  noted that the initiative, when fully implemented, would attract unprecedented benefits to the state in particular and Nigeria in general. It enumerated some of the benefits accruable from the initiative as employment opportunities, improved standard of living for farmers and reduced rural-urban migration.

In particular, it noted that FAAN had developed and designated 14 airports as cargo airports to enhance seamless movement of agricultural produce both within and outside Nigeria.

In his response, dr abdulfathai  Ahmed welcomed the FAAN team and lauded the initiative as one that was capable of adding value to the state and the nation. He noted that the state was already collaborating with professional farmers from Zimbabwe, Kenya and other notable agrarian countries in building capacity for farmers in the state with a view to improving yield in agricultural produce.

He assured the FAAN team that the state government was ready to key into this initiative in order to make the programme a reality he also  promised the FAAN team that the state government was ready to key into this initiative in order to make the programme a reality.