Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has said
that the relocation of operations of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
to Kaduna would cost over N1.1 billion.
Sirika while briefing the senate on the logistics
implication of the relocation said that the ministry had taken into account
relevant agencies that would be deployed to facilitate the relocation.
Recall last week, the Senate could not reach a conclusion
with the ministry as issues such as the cost of the relocation could not be
answered.
However, while briefing the lawmakers on Tuesday, Sirika
said that the relocation will gulp N1.134 billion.
Of the amount, the Nigerian Railway Corporation is to gulp
N100,326,400, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will take N237,247,216.21
while the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) will take up
N325,000,000.
A total of N358,517,700 billion was allocated to the
Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service is to take N29
million Naira.
The ministry is also going to hire the buses of the Federal
Ministry of Transportation for N84 million naira, which brings the total figure
to N1.134 billion.
The Abuja Airport is expected to be closed for six weeks
from March 8.
Source:Punch Ng
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