Hadi Sirika, the minister for aviation, says plans are underway to ensure that Nigeria Air, the national carrier, is delivered before the end of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Sirika was addressing journalists on after appearing before the senate committee on aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the ministry and its agencies on Tuesday.
“We are on it. The transaction adviser has brought in the outline business case. It is being reviewed by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC),” NAN quoted him to have said.
“Soon after its completion, it will go to the federal executive council for approved. We will not leave this government without having it in place.”
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, had unveiled the national carrier project at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow in London.
However, Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, said the project was suspended due to investor apathy.
On the need to site another airport in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, as an alternate to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, Sirika said: “Lokoja is a cosmopolitan town, it’s a mini Nigeria and it is extremely very important in the growth and development of our country”.
“We have a lot of agricultural activities there. There is fishery, there is perishable item production and so on.
“So siting an airport there is quite apt. For me, it is something we should have done long ago for its importance.”
The minister also explained that the federal government is addressing the issue of dilapidated equipment at some airports across the country one after the other based because there are not enough resources to carry out such all at once.
While addressing the committee, Sirika said 10 new airports will be constructed across the country .
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These people don't have any iota of shame in them.
PMB said he will use the numerous Aircrafts in the Presidential Airfleet to start the new Nigerian Airways, I thought it would have been his priority project. After wasting over a Billion naira to design and launch a mere logo, that a Nigerian can design for even a Million naira, they're here talking again.
If Buhari administration can bring Nigeria Air Ways flying, I will be a Buhari diehard fan.
Thieves, are preparing again oh... Nigerians say NO to this scam loading...we DON'T WANT, we DON'T NEED a national carrier
The ones they promised us are still on pending and they are here promising another one...scammers and mad people every where
Buhari's administration launched in London Nigeria airline scheme and promised to start operation before December 2018, this is two years after still no sign of such... now you promised 10 airports before 2023... I'm sick and tired of APC propaganda.
Idiots. Tribal biggots and jingoists ... There is fishery, there's perishable items .... I was hoping to hear there's importers and exporters of goods like in onitsha and ABA and Nnewi that greatly lifts a serious country claiming Development and growth. It doesn't matter. So long as u hypocrite has refused to site any meaningful economic structure in the Eastern region Nigeria will continue to fail and fall to the cracks ... Useless ppl. If u like go to kwanangida farm and site airport that's ur own cup of tea
Clap for who? respect yourself Endy
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