The Federal Government says that it is not going back on the closure of the NnamdiAzikwe International Airport, Abuja for six weeks for repairs to be carried out.
Speaking at the 2nd Presidential Business Forum at the State House, Abuja today, the Minister of Transport, RotimiAmaechi pointed out that the bad state of the airport is already affecting smooth operations.
According to reports, he was responding to the concerns of the negative impact of the closure of the airport by the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ,MAN, Frank Udenba-Jacobs, who made a presentation on behalf of the Organised Private Sector.
Earlier, Amaechi stressed that ministers will do the right things at the right time and will not put themselves in a position where they would be asked by Nigerians to resign over the Abuja Airport.
According to him, the entire architecture of the runway from bottom to top has collapsed, stressing that it is totally unsafe to continue to use the runway.
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