Mr Keyamo took the baton of aviation minister from Hadi Sirika, whose efforts at reform were captured under the Aviation Sector Roadmap.
The key components of the roadmap are the concession of four airports, the establishment of a national carrier – Nigeria Air, the development of agro-filled/cargo terminals and the establishment of maintenance, repairs and overhaul centres.
The decision to settle for Ethiopia Airlines was challenged in a suit filed by local airline operators who claimed they could manage Nigerian Air better than a foreign airline would. The operators asked the court to stop the deal with Ethiopian Airlines.the airline at the ceremony, with a single aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines which was repainted in Nigeria’s national colours. FEC had approved the acquisition of three aircraft.
“It is a monumental fraud designed to use our commonwealth to enrich a few individuals under the guise of promoting private enterprise using the government as cover.” Meanwhile, due to their inability to repatriate their funds in the country, some foreign airlines on several occasions threatened to halt operations in Nigeria. Emirates Airlines, for instance, on several occasions last year threatened to suspend flights to Nigeria due to its failure to repatriate $85 million in revenue from the country.
Until the new administration came on board, the marketers said the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd was the largest importer of fuel into the country, but that most times after allocating to marketers in the country they were exposed to multiple charges and bribery. “They should mandate airlines to be giving them a copy of the fueling receipts that they are paying so that they will know who is the one fueling them. That’s where the real sellers of the fuel would be revealed,” he said.The high prices of air tickets and the disturbing trends of unprofessional practices among airline operators, handlers and logistic services are other pressing tasks Mr Keyamo would need to address.
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