A
former governor of Rivers State and All Progressives Congress
chieftain, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he will not resign in the
event of an accident in the construction of the Abuja international
airport.
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has said that he doesn’t
want to resign his appointment on the account of any eventuality that
may occur if the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is not closed down
for repairs, Vanguard reports.
The Minister was responding to the concerns raised by the President
of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Frank Udenba-Jacobs, who
made a presentation on behalf of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) at
the Second Presidential Business Forum, presided over by Acting
President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
The Forum provides a platform to engage and interact with the
private sector to inform about the government’s policies, programmes and
activities. Ameachi said that the gear of an aircraft belonging to a
foreign airline has damaged by the airport tarmac, saying that it was
originally meant to last for 20 years but has lasted for 34 years now.
He insisted on the closure of the airport to effect the repairs for good
of Nigerians.
“We are not going back on closure of Abuja airport. I
understand that Lufthansa landed and damaged their gear and has been
here for three days.
The runaway was built to last for 20 years but it has been in
use now for 34 years. “We cannot do it only at night. We don’t want to
loose anybody. We are not repairing but re-building. If anything happens
you will ask us to resign and we don’t want to resign”, he said.
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