DECEMBER 2, 2015

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF AVIATION ROUND TABLE 4th QUARTER BREAKFAST MEETING HELD AT GOLFVIEW HOTEL, IKEJA, LAGOS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015

At the end of the six-hour discussion on Ownership, Viability, Safety, and Security Of Nigerian Airports, the following resolutions were reached:

  1. There has to be consistency in policies to develop the nation’s airports
  2. There is a need to prepare state institutions like FAAN for privatization before embarking on the process
  3. In government’s forward-planning process and implementation of policies for the industry, the state of the economy and level of poverty in the land has to be considered
  4. Before embarking on any public-private partnership arrangement, there is need to engage the polity and stakeholders and ensure that they understand government’s intentions.
  5. The Murtala Muhammed Airport masterplan and the national airports development plans have to be reviewed and implemented
  6. To enhance safety and security around the airport, the location of fuel tanks close to Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority headquarters is unsafe and has to be addressed
  7. To encourage investors and investment in Nigeria’s aviation sector, the rule of law should be allowed to thrive and complied with by all parties.
  8. Government should address the issue of over-bloated unprofessional personnel in FAAN and other aviation agencies in Nigeria
  9. Intending investors in Nigeria’s aviation sector should ensure transparency in their process of entry to avoid controversies in future.
  10. There is a need to involve and engage the younger generation in the discussions and plans towards the future of the aviation sector.

GABRIEL O. OLOWO FNIM, FITP

PRESIDENT