Closure of Abuja airport among toughest challenges of this administration – Lai Mohammed

by Azeez Adeniyi

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said closing the Abuja International Airport and its accompanying logistics challenges were one of the most intimidating challenges of the present administration.

Mohammed said this on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in a statement signed by his special adviser, Segun Adeyemi.

He said Nigerians can now confirm that they elected a responsible Federal Government due to the timely completion of the repairs.

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“The clock-work precision with which everything concerning the closure of the airport and the temporary relocation to the Kaduna Airport was handled is the clearest indication yet that Nigeria can tackle any challenge,” he said.

Mohammed also hailed the perfect handling of the massive logistics involved in ensuring that the Kaduna Airport was able to handle a large number of flights.

“It is to the credit of the security agencies and the Federal Road Safety Corps that passengers travelling along the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna highway were largely kept safe while the closure of the Abuja airport lasted.

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“There was no known security scare while accidents on the road were kept at the barest minimum, despite the increased vehicular traffic.

“Who can forget the timely departure and arrival of the Abuja-Kaduna train that ferried thousands of passengers back and forth during the Abuja airport closure?

“Indeed, the closure of the Abuja airport runway and the logistic nightmare it triggered must rank among the most intimidating challenges faced by this Administration,” he said.

Mohammed thanked Nigerians for enduring the inconveniences that came with the relocation of Abuja flights to Kaduna.

He also thanked the Ethiopian Airlines that operated its scheduled Abuja flights to Kaduna.

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