President, Aviation Roundtable Safety Initiative, Dr. Gbenga olowo says the new Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has 24 months to write his name in gold.
According to Olowo not with rhetorics but being focused on measurable deliverables.
Olowo said, “I do not envy him for the arduous tasks a head because he has said so much in the past 4 years and expectations are so so high. These 4 years have no room for rhetorics. In fact 2019 is already gone and 2023 is election year”.
He listed the measurable deliverable to include, the Airport concessioning as planned and ensure to deliver 2 to 3 Airport companies of Nigeria with the Task of modern Terminal Buildings with installed High Technologies & functional carparks that will make Lagos, Abuja and Kano a formidable West African Hub by 2025.
“This is doable judging from the case study of Ghana within a span of 4years”.
Having two to three very strong FLAG Carriers (along geo political, geo economic zones ) North, East, West Lines, “the Nigerian sentiment who should parade minimum airworthy fleet of 25A/C each at a growth rate of 2.5% annually is desirable to compete strongly and achieve benefits latent in African Continent Trade Agreement (AFCTA)”
“The 3 Airlines fleet combined will still not equate Emirate fleet and easily achievable through economic policy o Cooperation, Collaborations, Mergers & Acquisitions”.
Olowo also harped on having a deliberate Market intervention to rescue market share for the 3 players which would be mandatory through a review of all existing BASA’s through periodic schedules for equity.
Others include the immediate reversal from all Multiple entry points in Nigeria to Single entry points.
“This is the necessary and sufficient condition for a viable and productive Aviation sector at Sirikas second coming”.
