FG selects CCECC to construct N92bn second Abuja Runway
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Aviation has handed the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd, (CCECC), the construction site of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja second runway.
This development was contained in a tweet by the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also made available a total of 12,000 hectares of land reserved in the land bank allocated for aviation facilities purposes of the construction of the runway with a completion time of 12 months.
The Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed Musa Bello on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 handed over the Certificate of Occupancy of the12,0000 hectares of Land to the Aviation minister, Senator Hadi Sirika.
The aviation minister, represented by the Director-Planning Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Engr. Mohammed Kabiru Shehu, said one of the key projects to be executed on the land is the second Runway project for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to him, the 12,000 hectares of land is for the actualisation of the aviation roadmap projects of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.
He listed other projects that would be executed as part of the aviation roadmap to include: Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Centre; Aviation Leasing Company (ALC); Agro-Allied Cargo Terminals; Aerotropolis or Airport City; National Carrier; Africa Aerospace and Aviation University (AAAU); second Runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, among others.
He pointed out that some of the benefits that would accrue to Nigeria at the completion of the projects include: employment opportunities for Nigerians; enhanced transfer of technology; increase in foreign exchange earnings/increase in GDP contribution; backward integration of aircraft maintenance and repair facilities for both domestic and international carriers; improvement in Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria; reduction in capital flight; increase in Bilateral Air Services Agreements with other countries, among others.
Dignitaries present at the handover ceremony include the MD/CE-Capt. Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu who was represented by the Director of Human Resources-Honorius Anozie; Acting Director of Aerodrome Development of the Aviation Ministry Engr.C. Awogbami; Team Lead of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Executive Secretary-Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad; Regional General Manager (North Central)/Airport Manager, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja – Kabiru Mohammed and other top officials of the Ministry of Aviation, FAAN and FCDA.
