We Are Ensuring That Nigerian Aviation Is Repositioned – Oduah

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, said the essence of remodelling some of the country’s airports was to re-position the aviation sector.

Oduah stated this in Yola, on January 31, 2014, Friday, during her trip across the International Airports of Yola, Sokoto and Ilorin.

She boasted the airports’ terminals are now comparable to any terminal in the world.

The Minister also added the Yola airport was ready for usage, the fencing of the Sokoto International Airport was almost completed.

“It is just a matter of time, and the Yola International Airport will be officially commissioned. The terminals are completed, and it took focus and determination to accomplish this.

“But we are not only focusing on terminals, but also focusing on safety facilities and infrastructure, towers, runway and fencing,” Oduah said.

Oduah assured Nigerians that more good news were still on the way in the aviation sector.

“There is more to come. We are not only focusing on terminals. We are ensuring that Nigerian aviation is repositioned,” she said.

In his speech, the Managing Director, Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, Mr George Uresi, said the Yola Airport would take a million passengers per year.

“Yola terminal is ready for commissioning, but operation will start in few days’ time, while the Yola perishable cargo terminal will be completed within the year,” he added.

(NAN)