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FG Declares Bola Tinubu Int'l Airport As Alternative To Nnamdi Azikwe Airport - Politics - Nairaland 3p465

FG Declares Bola Tinubu Int'l Airport As Alternative To Nnamdi Azikwe Airport (34284 Views)

TimeManager(m): 4:55pm On Apr 23

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger State, has officially been designated as the alternative airport to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

This announcement was made by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during the launch of Overland Airways’ commercial flight operations from the Minna airport.

Highlighting the airport’s capacity and strategic relevance, Keyamo praised the facility’s infrastructure and its potential to serve as a major aviation hub.

“The runway is an international runway; a 747 and a triple seven can use this runway. Why, over the years, this has been underutilised is still a puzzle,” the minister said.

He emphasised that the airport meets international standards in both physical and operational aspects, and expressed surprise at its previous underuse.

“Our eyes are on this airport. By the powers conferred on me, I declare Minna Airport as the alternative to Abuja Airport. NCAA, FAAN, take note,” Keyamo declared.

The declaration is expected to bolster aviation traffic in Minna and serve as a strategic relief point for flight operations in northern Nigeria, especially during emergencies or congestion at the Abuja airport.

https://punchng.com/fg-declares-minna-airport-as-alternative-to-abuja-airport/

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TimeManager(m): 4:56pm On Apr 23

Spread the news.. Let Abuja airport breathe!. God bless Nigeria. Mr Keyamo, you're doing well.

-Kiss the truth!

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Houseofglam7(f): 4:57pm On Apr 23

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PressMyButton: 5:10pm On Apr 23

A fantastic decision, Minna Airport is aesthetically pleasing, Gov Bago did an amazing job. Abuja airport needed decongestion a long time ago.

After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

Houseofglam7:
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Fortruth: 5:14pm On Apr 23

Clueless government

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helinues: 5:16pm On Apr 23

Good

Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger State

Chai, sweet name for the airport here, I don't know about some people oo

grin

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RichBoy247: 5:19pm On Apr 23

Tinubu dey deal with this core Northerners. No one can do this ecept JAGABAN the god of Politics

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mbahdi(m): 5:25pm On Apr 23

U will know how stupid most Nigerians are by 2027...u will still see many unfortunate people going to vote the idiotic useless bloodsucking demon tinubu again

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dydx2020(m): 5:25pm On Apr 23

Good

Cocolatti(m): 5:26pm On Apr 23

Nigeria is a joke.
How is Minna-Abuja road??
Very bad. No be to land for airport be the problem, but how do you get to your destination from there.

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Anguldi(m): 5:27pm On Apr 23

Bandits territory shocked

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tundegan: 5:27pm On Apr 23

Toh

DemonSlayer: 5:27pm On Apr 23

TimeManager:

https://punchng.com/fg-declares-minna-airport-as-alternative-to-abuja-airport/

What do you mean by "alternative airport"? Is runway the only thing that makes an airport? What about infrastructure? Volume of traffic it can handle? Proximity to happening places? Abi body dey sweet you you just open mouth waaaa... Or is it just because of the name? Politicians and their hullabaloo.

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jUeLiZ: 5:28pm On Apr 23

And what fight has Bola fought for Nigeria... don't you guys have respect for heroes

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Oracleee: 5:28pm On Apr 23

Nigeria is a big time joke and lots of folks applauding the joke.

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12345baba(m): 5:28pm On Apr 23

The kind sun wey dey that minna na hell fire standard

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omenka1: 5:29pm On Apr 23

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buygala(m): 5:29pm On Apr 23

International Airport inside bandit zone

After bandits have finished ransacking the locals, they now want to feed them innocent returnee diasporans and foreigners grin

As Balablu was returning from , why e no land for the Minna Airport and continue using it for all his international trips, so that we can follow in his footsteps? grin

Shege Munafikin Minister grin

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Xannadu: 5:30pm On Apr 23

Journalists will always deliberately report news in a sensational and provocative manner. Instead of Minna airport Vs Abuja airport, they want it to be seen as Bola Tinubu Vs Nnamdi Azikiwe airports

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Atheistan: 5:30pm On Apr 23

Mstchewwww

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omenka1: 5:30pm On Apr 23

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doggedfighter(f): 5:30pm On Apr 23

Very confusing reportage !

Utter rubbish !

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ChizzyBuna(m): 5:31pm On Apr 23

The headline made it look like they want to rename Nnamdi Azikiwe Airpot to Bola Tinubu Airport angry

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FreeSpirited: 5:31pm On Apr 23

I dream of a time when a real leader will emerge in AsoRock who will review all national monuments that our useless looting corrupt politicians have named after themselves... And properly rename it with a name more befitting and honorable. It will happen

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doggedfighter(f): 5:31pm On Apr 23

12345baba:
The kind sun wey dey that minna na hell fire standard

So Minna residents don reach hellfire already ?😄

omenka1: 5:31pm On Apr 23

mbahdi:
U will know how stupid most Nigerians are by 2027...u will still see many unfortunate people going to vote the idiotic useless bloodsucking demon tinubu again

GboyegaD(m): 5:31pm On Apr 23

What's the status of the road from Minna to Abuja? What is the distance and how secured is the axis? That said, I am not sure how many international planes take off and land at the Abuja airport daily to necessitate this.

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Salewa97: 5:31pm On Apr 23

Well deserved recognition for President Tinubu.

Minna airport is a strategic one and it makes sense to utilize it fully.

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cyberbro: 5:31pm On Apr 23

Interesting...

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bewla(m): 5:31pm On Apr 23

All this crazy stunts I don't get it

Why immortalized him now

Not after is done and out of office

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osuofia2(m): 5:31pm On Apr 23

Leave naming of infrastructure and focus on security of lives and properties