Re-opening of Abuja airport excites Buhari

As President commends Transport, Power
ministries, Kaduna govt, others
By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA-Apparently excited by the re-opening
of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for
traffic 24 hours ahead of the time limit,
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday
commended the efforts of the Ministries of
Transport, Power, Works and Housing.
The president also hailed the security
agencies, Kaduna State Government, the
contractor, Julius Berger, and other
stakeholders on the successful completion of
work on the airport runway.
It will be recalled that the airport was
shutdown for 6 weeks period of repairs of the
runaway on March 8, equally billed to be
reopened on April 19.
The President was however elated that the
authorities met the deadline 24 hours ahead of
the official date of reopening.
In a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi
Adesina on Tuesday, President Buhari said he
“looked forward to such display of inter-
agency cooperation and efficiency in the
operation of the entire Federal Government
machinery.”
He also thanked Ethiopian Airlines for
cooperating with the Nigerian Government
during the period of the closure of Abuja
airport, describing it as a good example of
intra-African cooperation.