Nigeria Air Will Fly Before May 29 — Minister
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Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has affirmed that the national
carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations before the present administration
winds down.
Sirika made this known while briefing State House
correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by
the vice-president,
Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Regarding Nigeria
Air, yes, we are on course; and by the Grace of God, before President
Muhammadu Buhari
leaves office, it will fly.
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“We are on course; before May 29, Nigeria Air will fly,” he said.
The minister continued saying that something important happened in
the aviation industry with FEC’s approval of the Aviation Leasing Company. He
added that the council also approved the sum of ₦3.5 billion for a contract
for photometric and taxiway lights for Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt
airports.
“Something very significant has happened in the world of
civil aviation; part of our road map, the Aviation Leasing Company has been
established and approved by the council.
“Therefore, operators in
civil aviation will have access to this equipment at an affordable rate and
within our country, Nigeria; this is part of the roadmap. So, the roadmap is
gradually coming to 100% completion.
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“Second memo was an award of contract for the procurement and
installation of taxiway lights and photometric patterns for Port Harcourt,
Lagos, Abuja, and some other equipment all over the country.
“The
total sum of the contract for photometric and taxiway lights is ₦3.5 billion
with 7.5% VAT and 12 months completion period,” he said.
On his
part, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, confirmed the council’s decision to
approve 37 new private universities across the country.
He said
that by the foregoing, the present administration had surpassed any other
administration in terms of establishing universities.
With this administration, we have seen it all.
ReplyDeleteThere is no shege we have not seen lin this administration.
Don't be surprise, we are likely to see them launch a brand name with assembled aircrafts, after which, the coming Administration will be hed responsible for everything that goes wrong and I ofcourse many many things most go wrong with this administration