Full text of Buhari’s speech while commissioning new terminal at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.
President Buhari said the event represents yet another significant
milestone for international air travellers in and out of the Federal
Capital Territory.
The President also said it gives him "great pleasure to be here for
the formal commissioning of the terminal".
Below is the full text of the President's speech at the commissioning
of the terminal:
"You will recall that on the 25th October, 2018, I commissioned Port
Harcourt International Airport Terminal. During the event, the
Honourable Minister of State (Aviation) stated that the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport Terminal, Abuja would be completed and ready for
commissioning before the end of the year. Today, that promise has been
kept. I wish to commend the Honourable Minister and his team for a job
well done.
With the commissioning of this Terminal, Nigeria is moving towards
achieving and meeting global aviation standards in facilitation,
passenger processing and service delivery in tandem with international
best practices.
This Administration recognises aviation as a catalyst for economic
growth and as such will continue to encourage and support the
actualization of projects that will place Nigerian Airports amongst
the best in the world.
This event today, reflects Government's deliberate policy to sustain
the development of Nigeria's infrastructure. We are gradually closing
the infrastructural deficit bedevilling our country.
I am happy to note the progress being made in both the airports and
sea ports on the implementation of the Executive Order on the Ease of
Doing Business. Government officials manning these gateways are to
sustain the momentum and ensure travellers in and out of the country
have the best of experience as a necessary complement to the
ultra-modern terminal.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal is the first airport
terminal to be connected to rail transport system in the Country and
indeed in the region. This has provided passengers and other airport
users with a choice in the mode of transport to and from the city
centre. I recall taking a ride from the City Metro station to the
Airport on the day the rail line was commissioned.
I wish to assure you therefore, that Government remains committed to
developing Nigeria into Regional air transportation hub and thereby
assuming its leadership in the aviation sub sector in Africa.
Let me once again appreciate the efforts of the Federal Ministry of
Transportation (Aviation), the Government of the Peoples Republic of
China and the China Exim Bank for their financial support and the
various roles they played leading to the successful completion of this
project. Let me also commend the contractor Messrs CCECC for
delivering this project on time.
It is therefore, with great pleasure that I commission the new
International Terminal building of Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja.
Thank you and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria."
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