Yadudu, FAANs MDYadudu, FAANs MD


The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has sought the collaboration of the Senate and House Committees on Aviation to address the various challenges facing the Authority.

Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, made the request during the visit of the two committees to FAAN, for oversight function recently.

He enumerated some of the challenges militating against the realisation of the Authority’s goals to include, capacity and contribution of airports to revenue generation, human capacity development, infrastructural gap, economic challenges affecting revenue generation, accumulated debts, rising operating and maintenance cost, amongst others.

Yadudu requested the Committees to assist and collaborate with the Authority in finding lasting solutions to these challenges.

He however, highlighted some of the achievements of the Authority in the recent time to include; design, building and maintenance of interior spaces and assets at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt terminals, construction of airline office block at Port Harcourt and rehabilitation of fire and rescue building at Port Harcourt.

They also include construction of an aviation medical clinic at Enugu international airport, replacement of terminal building ceiling at Enugu International Airport, construction and furnishing of lounge at new international terminal, Abuja Airport, as well as renovation of Aviation medical clinic at MMA, Lagos.

He also added the provision of COVID-19 canopies and other support structures across all the nation’s airports being managed by FAAN, continuous training and capacity building for staff, amongst several others.

He announced that the construction of the Lagos new terminal has reached 98 per cent completion, and the terminal will be commissioned before the end of March, 2022.

Yadudu, who led the FAAN Management team to the oversight meeting, expressed the Authority’s appreciation to the committees, noting that the organisation has enjoyed the highest level of support, collaboration and co-operation from the committees in her bid to realise her vision of being among the best airport groups in the world.

In particular, he appreciated the committees for their efforts at repealing the existing aviation agencies Acts, and enacting new ones.

In his response, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, commended FAAN for all the agency has been able to achieve despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.

He added that FAAN should work more in the area of improving airport security using technology, and also ensure that her human resources are well motivated.

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji, on his part, advised that the new international terminal in Lagos should be reopened as soon as possible, since it is the most patronised gateway in the nation.

Stating that the Committee is also interested in the welfare and wellbeing of workers, he noted that aviation is key to the socio-economic development of Nigeria, and as such they will assist in whatever capacity possible to ensure that the industry is both robust and effective.

The joint committees also inspected projects of the agency.

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