President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to speed up plans towards actualising the ongoing airport concession programme.
Gatekeepers News reports that Buhari stressed the need for a second runway at the Abuja airport on Tuesday during the inauguration of the new international terminal at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State.
Buhari said he had directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to source special funding for the Abuja second runway to ensure the project is delivered on time.
He noted that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has the responsibility of concluding the titling of the approved 12,000 hectares of land to accommodate the runway and other developmental projects.
Buhari further reiterated his government’s commitment to investing in long-lasting infrastructure in aviation, road and rail transportation, agriculture, telecommunications, and other critical sectors.
According to him, the investments had already begun to yield massive results, adding that Nigerians are now attesting to these benefits of the dividends of democracy.
He said, “This event is an eloquent testimony to the strong commitment of our administration to the development of world-class infrastructure across all sectors of the Nigerian economy.
“Our continuous investment in the building of long-lasting infrastructure in the aviation, road and rail transportation, agriculture, telecommunications, and other critical sectors is yielding massive results, and the people of Nigeria are now increasingly attesting to benefiting from the associated dividends.”
