PMB Pursues Special Allocation For Abuja Airport’s Second Runway

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Ministry of Finance to seek special financing for a hectares alternate runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
This was unveiled in a statement by the chairman’s media assistant Garba Shehu, on Wednesday morning after the induction of the new terminal structure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
He added that the completion and delivery of five brand new transnational field outstations since 2015, which were at 11 completion position also, aligns impeccably with the Aviation Roadmap.
history also the Federal Government directed the Ministry of Aviation to gormandize track the field concession programme, bared by President Muhammadu Buhari during the induction of the new International Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos on Tuesday.
According to him, when this and the approved aeronautics road chart are being enforced, the sector will begin to witness growth openings.
The Presidency revealed that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning was directed to look for special financing for the alternate runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The statement added that the Ministry should

“President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Ministry of Finance to seek special financing for a hectares alternate runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
This was unveiled in a statement by the chairman’s media assistant Garba Shehu, on Wednesday morning after the induction of the new terminal structure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
He added that the completion and delivery of five brand new transnational field outstations since 2015, which were at 11 completion position also, aligns impeccably with the Aviation Roadmap.
history also the Federal Government directed the Ministry of Aviation to gormandize track the field concession programme, bared by President Muhammadu Buhari during the induction of the new International Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos on Tuesday.
According to him, when this and the approved aeronautics road chart are being enforced, the sector will begin to witness growth openings.
The Presidency revealed that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning was directed to look for special financing for the alternate runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The statement added that the Ministry should”

Describing his administration’s investments ininter-state rail connectivity, road networks, husbandry, power and telecommunications, despite limitations in finances, as unknown, he noted that robust enterprise have been rounded with specific financial programs to drive aeronautics structure golden age.

‘‘These include the designation of 4 airports, namely Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt as Free Trade Zones, in which customs duty is not applicable; removal of VAT on all forms of shared transportation, including air transportation; and exemption of commercial aircraft and spare parts from VAT payment.

‘‘Similar projects at both the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Port Harcourt International Airport were completed and commissioned by this administration and our people have since been benefiting from the positive,” he said.

He added that the new terminal in Lagos with sixty-six check-in-counters, sixteen Immigration desks at arrival, twenty-eight Immigration desks at departure, and eight security screening points, among others, would go a long way in contributing to the socio-political and economic prosperity of the country.

“The improvement would increase airport operations and management services to about 14 million passengers per annum, create 3,000 direct and indirect jobs, increase inflow of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and exponential growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP),” he concluded

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