FG to shut down Kebbi airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded plans to close Kebbi airport over debt in excess of N33 million.
On Monday, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) issued a Notice To Air Men (NOTAM) and airlines not to fly into the state-owned airport, per Guardian reports.
The Kebbi State Government is alleged to owe FAAN over N33 million and has refused to pay since January this year despite a series of letters to the government.
Peoples Gazette could not immediately confirm this claim.
Sources, however, told The Guardian that FAAN would withdraw its fire services and security personnel from the airport.
“We are closing the Kebbi airport by 12 midnight Monday, they are indebted to us and we have written so many letters to the governor and there was no response and NAMA has already issued a NOTAM yesterday to inform all airlines flying into the airport to keep off,” the news outlet quoted a source to have said.
The Gazette learnt in 2019, the state government rushed to pay after FAAN threatened to close the airport over N53 million debt.
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