The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N3.1 for the procurement and installation of Taxi-Way lights and Photometric Patterns in three airports in the country.
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika told State House Correspondents after the Extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Sirika explained that the equipment would be installed in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja airports.
“So today in council, something very significant has happened in the world of civil aviation. As part of our roadmap, the aviation leasing company has been established and approved by the council.
“A second memo was also a contract for procurement, an installation of taxiway lights in the system and photometric pattern in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja and some other equipment all over the country.
“And this contract is in the total sum for the photometric and taxiway lights system N3, 197,127, 222.72 billion within an eight month period,” the Minister said.
The Minister said entrepreneurs in civil aviation will now have access to these equipment at affordable rates in Nigeria, and this is part of the roadmap, adding that the roadmap is gradually coming to 100% completion.
Regarding the proposed national carrier; Nigeria Air, the Minister further explained that “Yes, we are on course, we’re on course, and by the grace of God before President Buhari leaves office, it will fly. We are on course, we are on course and before May 29, it will fly.”
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