President Mohammedu Buhari says his administration has kept it promise of moving towards achieving and meeting global aviation standards in facilitation, passenger processing and service delivery in tandem with international best practices.
President Buhari who stated this at the inauguraton of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal, Abuja said the president led by him recognises aviation as a catalyst for economic growth.
He added that as such will continue to encourage and support the actualization of projects that will place Nigerian Airports amongst the best in the world.
According to him, the opening of the airport terminal reflects Government’s deliberate policy to sustain the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure. We are gradually closing the infrastructural deficit bedevilling our country.
The President assures that his Government remains committed to developing Nigeria into Regional air transportation hub and thereby assuming its leadership in the aviation sub sector in Africa.
“Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal is the first airport terminal to be connected to rail transport system in the Country and indeed in the region. This has provided passengers and other airport users with a choice in the mode of transport to and from the city centre. I recall taking a ride from the City Metro station to the Airport on the day the rail line was commissioned”.
Buhari noted with joy that the Executive Order aimed at Ease of Doing Business initiated by his government is yielding results,” happy to note the progress being made in both the airports and sea ports on the implementation of the Executive Order on the Ease of Doing Business. Government officials manning these gateways are to sustain the momentum and ensure travellers in and out of the country have the best of experience as a necessary complement to the ultra-modern terminal”.
He expressed his appreciation to the Federal Ministry of Transportation (Aviation), the Government of the Peoples Republic of China and the China Exim Bank for their financial support and the various roles they played leading to the successful completion of this project.
“Let me also commend the contractor Messrs CCECC for delivering this project on time”.
