Nigeria: FAAN - Why There's Lull in Airports Projects Execution

10 May 2014

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Friday attributed the seeming lull in the execution of projects in some of the nation's airports to the late passage of the 2014 budget. The General Manager, Aviation parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati, in a statement, said the lull was not caused because the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Jamila Shu' ara, refused to release funds to the contractors as at when due.

On the budget delay, he said: "As a result of the slow pace in budget passage, releases for the project were also delayed. He however debunked insinuations that the airport remodelling project by the federal government had been abandoned.

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