In a bid to reduce the huge
resources it spends on airport infrastructure, the Federal Government of
Nigeria has decided to contract some airports in the country.
According to the Minister of
Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the contract will be carried out in a
Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
Amaechi who was speaking with
journalists in Lagos, pledged a turnaround of air transport in areas which
include the facilities and the unprofitable status of domestic airlines.
He said: “I am impressed by what we
have seen. When people express dissatisfaction with the airport, they are
looking at the terminal only, but there are lots of things that have been
achieved to make aircraft fly safely. But there are projects that must be
completed.”
Speaking on national carrier, the
Minister disclosed that the government is committed to establishing a national
carrier, noting that government has set up fact finding committee, which had
finished its work.
Amaechi added that the government
was presently studying it and will make its decision public in due time.
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