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| Sen. Hadi Sirika, Nigeria's Minister of State for Aviation |
In order to reach mutual agreement on the proposed
temporary shut of one of Nigeria's airports, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja , the Minister
of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika will be holding a forum tohave
a two-way communication with aviation stakeholders for better understanding of
the project.
According to the Minister, the Stakeholders Forum will
afford him the opportunity to officially inform the Sector players of the
decision, and also brief them on efforts being made to ensure that the use of
the Kaduna International Airport as an alternate during the Six-Week closure of
the Abuja Airport is seamless and hitch-free.
Sirika who emphasised that the Forum is in line with
government belief in ventilating people's opinions in formulating and executing
policies, further said that the Stakeholders who have been invited for the
meeting on Thursday January 5th , 2017, would also be expected to make their
contributions, and key into the plans to make their operations during the
period smooth.
Government, he said, is aware of the likely high level of
discomfort and inconvenience the proposed closure of the airport would cause
air transport passengers, airline operators and other service providers, but
explained that the decision was informed by safety and security concerns,
saying that government would rather lose billions of dollars in revenue than
risk lives.
The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry would invite other Ministries, Departments and
Agencies and organisations, including Security agencies, the Kaduna state
government, the Media and others that are expected to play roles during the
Six-Week period.
The Minister had revealed government plans to shut down
the Abuja Airport during an unscheduled visit to monitor operations during the
yuletide period.
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