The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has threatened to tender his resignation letter, if the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja’s runway was not completed in six weeks as planned.
This came over the rumour making round that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, was planning to extend the April 19 deadline for the completion of the project.
The Aviation Minister who spoke on Monday, at a Special Session of Aviation Round Table, ART, held in Lagos, while debunking the rumour, assured Nigerians that the six weeks deadline would not be extended.
Recall, that the Federal Government had shut down the Abuja Airport, with effect from March 7, while Abuja bound Air traffic was diverted to the Kaduna International Airport.
The Contractors handling the repair works, had at inception of the project, promised to deliver same by April 19, 2017.
While speaking, Sirika said: “Nobody has extended anything on the Abuja Airport runway reopening deadline; our six weeks is six weeks.
“I believe we took the right decision, and I am very comfortable we will achieve the six weeks target. I will resign if we don’t meet the deadline.”
The Minister stated that once completed, the runway would last for the next 10 years, before it would be spoilt in such a way as to necessitate its shutdown.
Explaining why Kaduna Airport was chosen as an alternate Airport to the Abuja facility, he said: “Minna is closer to Abuja, but Kaduna has a straight road where Minna doesn’t. Kaduna has the facilities; it has enough hotels. It was the capital of Northern Nigeria, and it hosted the world cup. And that was why we opted for Kaduna, instead of Minna, Jos, or Kano airports.”
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