President Buhari orders quick action on new national carrier (See)
• Orders take over of Nigeria’s airspace from Ghana
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the Ministry of Aviation
to expedite action on the establishment of a new national airline for
the country.
The president gave the directive while receiving briefing from
officials of the Aviation Ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary,
Binta Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking with State House correspondents after the briefing, Bello
said the president was worried about Nigeria not having a national air
carrier and has given instruction for a new one to be established.
She also said the president was briefed on the challenges domestic
airlines were facing in spite of Federal Government’s N300 billion
intervention fund towards boosting their operations.
The airlines, she said, were hugely indebted to regulatory agencies
under the Aviation Ministry, including other factors that have left some
of the airlines still struggling to maintain optimum operational
capabilities.
According to her, the four state-of-the-art terminals being
constructed with Chinese Bank loan will be ready by the first quarter of
next year.
She said the facilities under construction and expansion would be big
and modern enough to accommodate large aircraft like the Airbus 380
aeroplanes as obtained in the largest international airports.
“The president has directed the Ministry to look into the possibility
of having a national carrier as soon as possible,” she said
According to her, President Buhari has also ordered the take over of the nation’s airspace, over the Gulf of Guinea, from Ghana.
She said: “We have a directive by the president to start the process
of securing management of Nigerian airspace over the Gulf of Guinea
which Ghana has been maintaining since 1945 and there is a move on the
ground by Togo and Republic of Benin to take over the management of
their own airspace from Ghana.”
She reassured Nigerians and the international community that the
nation’s airspace is safe and has just recorded a score of over 90 per
cent by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
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