President Ahmed Islam Madobe has laid the foundation stone at the site where El-Wak Airport is to be constructed.
Madobe promised that the airport would be a state-of-the-art facility.
The Jubbaland leader traveled to El-Wak to oversee elections for House of the People (Lower House) legislators.
Jubbaland is yet to conclude elections for its share of Lower House legislators.
The region is yet to conduct elections for 16 federal parliament seats.
While laying the foundation stone, President Madobe announced that the tender for the construction of the airport would be advertised in a few days.