Nigeria, June 16 -- Enugu State is counting on its new airline and the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, enugu, to support its plan of growing the state's economy from $4.4 billion to $30 billion by 2031, the Secretary to the State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, said on Tuesday.

Mr Onyia spoke during the Renewed Hope Media Tour of the airport, where he outlined how the state government's plans to use aviation, tourism, and agriculture to drive economic growth.

According to him, the airport concession is part of a broader strategy by Governor Peter Mbah's administration to re-position Enugu as a major economic hub in the South-east.

"We looked at Enugu as an economic hub where tourism, hospitality, investment and aviat...