The Senate on Thursday passed legislation against the concession of Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Nnamdidi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; and other international Airports across the country.
The Senate agreed that “the committee on Aviation when constituted should investigate the ministry and agencies concerned to report back to the Senate.
Before hitting the gravel, the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary, noted that concession was the best way to move forward as it was one of the best practices all over the world. “Although these things must be investigated, I would still vote for concession, but it must be done in a transparent manner.”
“This reflects that the combined import of the FAAN Act and the ICRC procedures manual is an evident manifestation that the entire airports’ concession is based on an incurably faulty foundation. He added, “I am convinced that if the claim that the FEC has approved the concession of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport has any substance, then the FEC has indeed been misguided in its decision, and that action cannot amount to anything than a nullity;
“Disturbed that this concession is clearly dubious and raises questions on the process and what the actors stand to gain.”
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