Sirika Inaugurates Maiduguri Airport Terminal Building …Says 134 projects out of 157 completed in four years

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The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday in Borno State inaugurated the rehabilitated Maiduguri International Airport building, which was abandoned four years ago.



Sirika, during the inauguration, hinted that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, upon assumption of office, embarked on 157 projects  between 2015 and now, and have so far completed 134 of them hundred percent. 



He revealed that the Maiduguri terminal building rehabilitation commenced in 2013 and was abandoned, but President Buhari told us that we should first complete all abandoned and uncompleted projects, and this is one of them.



The minister stated that the project underscored the importance of Borno as a state and Northeast as a region, because being ravaged by insecurity, "we place importance to this airport which we have completed as well as other facilities to ensure safe and secure operations in this airport.”



According to him, "So, I am saying that the aviation sector of the transportation ministry had commenced between 2015 and 2019 157 projects.  Many of them we started and some of them we met uncompleted."


He added that about 13 of the remaining projects are below 50 percent and the remaining are above 50 percent, and "I can assure you that soon after the next minister comes on board, he will conclude the outstanding projects to make the 157 projects completed."

Similarly, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Dr. Abubakar Elkanemi, while welcoming the minister to his palace, requested the federal government to kindly install all of the equipment that would assist in safe operations of the airport and also to commence Hajj in the airport.

Commending Sirika for the visit, he said: "In two or three months’ time, hajj operations will commence. I urge that the runway rehabilitation and other equipment at the airport should be prioritised, such that our people will not be moved to other states for airlift,” he said.

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