The minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, has said five airports were set for concession.
The airports are Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Port Harcourt International Airport; Aminu Kano International Airport; and Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu
The minister revealed this when he received the regional vice president (Africa and Middle East) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Kamil Awdhi, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
According to a statement by the ministry’s spokesman, Odutayo Oluseyi, the minister thanked IATA for offering an advisory role to Nigeria and for coming at a crucial time when the concession was about to take off.
According to him, Nigeria is the aviation hub for Africa, and the world at large, but the level of infrastructure decay within the aviation industry calls for urgent action.
He called on investors to avail themselves of the opportunity in the sector, saying that Nigeria’s aviation industry was ripe for both local and foreign investors.
Keyamo also appealed to IATA to speak to other investors and notify them that the Tinubu administration was making huge sacrifices to reposition Nigeria’s aviation industry to a global standard.
Earlier, Awdhi said the visit was to indicate IATA’s willingness to offer an advisory role to Nigeria, at no cost, in the concession process.
The IATA boss also stated that the organisation was ready to help Nigeria develop its aviation sector, hinting that IATA was on the verge of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to audit all aircraft flying in Nigeria.
