Osinbajo’s visit to the airport is coming just days after he began a 60-day move, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) he chairs, to strengthen the Nigerian economy.
Accompanied by Hadi Sirika, the minister
of state for Aviation, acting president was said to have found out that
the carousels in the arrival hall were not functioning.
He
also discovered that air-conditioners and chillers in the departure and
arrival halls were not working. Apart from this, the escalators and
elevators were non-functional.
He also declared reportedly declared an urgent task to correct many of the problems already identified by the council.
“As part of our work on the Ease of
Doing Business, on making the environment friendly, not just for local
businesses but also for those who want to come and do business in
Nigeria, the airport obviously is one of the major places where we need
to ensure that facilities are working and that things are being run
properly.
“So we have looked around, we’ve seen some of the equipment.
“There
are many many things that need to be done, many things that need to be
corrected, and we have to work on them as quickly as possible,” he was quoted by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as saying.
Osinbajo had said on earlier in the week: “We are trying to improve
the business environment in three broad respects; the entry and exit of
goods, the entry and exit of persons into Nigeria, and then general
government transparency and efficiency in government agencies &
parastatals.”
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