Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has said that the relocation of operations of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Kaduna would cost over N1.1 billion.
Sirika while briefing the senate on the logistics implication of the relocation said that the ministry had taken into account relevant agencies that would be deployed to facilitate the relocation.
However, while briefing the lawmakers on Tuesday, Sirika said that the relocation will gulp N1.134 billion. Of the amount, the Nigerian Railway Corporation is to gulp N100,326,400, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will take N237,247,216.21 while the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) will take up N325,000,000.
A total of N358,517,700 million was allocated to the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service is to take N29 million Naira.
The ministry is also going to hire the buses of the Federal Ministry of Transportation for N84 million naira, which brings the total figure to N1.134 billion. The Abuja Airport is expected to be closed for six weeks from March 8.
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