Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,Barrister Festus Keyamo  has assured stakeholders and technocrats that their contributions will add value to the road map/focus area that the aviation will priotise to make our aviation sector world class and meet the aspirations of Nigerians and all aviation stakeholders.

The Minister who was speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Lagos noted that the purpose of the meeting is to receive imputs from the players and technocrats, said we should desist from blame game and focus on solving the problems in the sector.

He told the gathering that thePresident Tinubu three-year economic revival plan that emerged from his inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting is anchored in an Eight-Point focus areas targeted at addressing Nigeria’s socioeconomic challenges.

 It seeks to move away from the frenzied borrowing of the last government, check the unacceptably high jobless rate, achieve economic growth, prosperity for all, and end poverty.

“This, we as an industry, will factor into our own focus areas for the development of the industry and in turn the economic development of our Nation.”

He further said that he has  also received briefs from some of the Agencies under the Ministry and the Unions in the Aviation Industry.  I have taken note of the concerns raised.

“  After this engagement we shall have a management retreat where we will further distil your inputs as stakeholders to move the Aviation Industry forward.”

He informed participants that he had formally received the land for the construction of the 2nd runway of the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport, Abuja from the Jiwa Community,stressing that this is a historic event and dream come through, which Nigerians have looked up to for the past two decades.” You can be rest assured that the benefits of the second runway will provide substantial economic advantage to the Nation”.

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