FG to construct 10 new Airports — Minister of Aviation

 

Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation has reveal that the Federal Government will construct 10 new airports in the country. 

Minister Hadi, reveal this during a meeting with the Senate committee on Aviation to defend his Ministry's 2021 budget proposals. 

He stated that the aiports will be constructed in Lafia, Damaturu, Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi and Ekiti states. 

He stated;

"Consequent upon that roadmap, we have seen aviation grow in 2018 to become the second-fastest-growing sector of the economy.

“Also and by 2019, it became the fastest-growing sector of the economy and increased its GDP contribution.

“From 2015 till now, we’ve seen a lot of growth in civil aviation, the number of airports is increasing.

“So far, about seven airports have been added to the map, some of them completed, some of them under construction.

“There are airports coming up in Benue, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Lafia, Damaturu, Anambra and so on.

“All these show that civil aviation is growing during this administration.

“So, we have about 10 new airports coming up, that is almost half the number of airports we used to have in Nigeria.

“We are adding 50 per cent of the number of airports."