The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has suspended the controversial Nigeria Air Project and airport concessions embarked upon by the immediate-past president, Muhammadu Buhari.
We recall that the Nigeria Air project and the concession of the Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt airports have been embroiled in controversies.
Keyamo, on his maiden visit and a tour of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, suspended all plans and arrangements concerning the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air.
On the relocation of foreign airlines to the new Lagos terminal, Keyamo noted that the reason the new Lagos terminal had been underutilised was that it could not take wide-bodied aircraft, saying the airlines would be using the terminal while the government procures big buses to convey passengers.
He also stated that the old international terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos would be shut down by October 1, 2023, for renovation, even as he said all private hangars like Dominion Hangar, EAN Hangar, and others would be relocated to pave the way for expansion of the new terminal.
"The major complaints have been with the old terminal. That place is an eyesore for Nigerians coming in. The lifts are not working. The passage is unwelcoming, and there is no air conditioner. We have the new terminal, but it cannot be used. It was designed without provision for big planes," Keyamo stated.
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