Afrigather …says ‘N500m will probably be saved’ yearly
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement, not too long ago reinstated plans to maneuver the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos.
Despite objections from some quarters, Keyamo expressed his unwavering dedication to the relocation throughout an look on Channels Tv’s Politics In the present day programme.
He defined that the choice stemmed from financial and operational concerns.
In accordance with Keyamo, relocating FAAN’s headquarters to Lagos would end in important value financial savings and improved effectivity, as officers at the moment spend substantial quantities on air tickets commuting between Lagos and Abuja.
Keyamo mentioned that prime FAAN officers and aviation unions have supported the transfer, highlighting its potential advantages for operational effectiveness and useful resource optimization.
Concerning President Bola Tinubu’s consciousness of the choice, he said, “I take the choice; it’s a call underneath the purview of a minister”.
He clarified that solely the headquarters of one of many seven aviation businesses within the nation is being moved from Abuja to Lagos.
Keyamo highlighted that when his predecessor, Hadi Sirika, relocated the headquarters of all aviation businesses from Lagos to Abuja in 2020, no ample provision was made for the principal officers like the administrators and the departments underneath them.
He emphasised that the headquarters is the place the decision-makers meet, not the place the biggest variety of staff are and never the place the largest constructing is. He famous that over 100 of the 132 staff on the head workplace are in Lagos whereas solely the administrators are in Abuja — with out their assist staffers.
Keyamo additionally talked about that your entire scenario is compounded by the truth that FAAN shouldn’t be but digitalized, leading to an expenditure of half a billion naira on flight tickets between Lagos and Abuja alone in a single 12 months.
“You see them flying day by day to-and-fro Abuja to get one file signed. They fly on a regular basis forwards and backwards. In a single 12 months, they spent near half a billion naira on flight tickets. N450m on flight tickets alone,” he mentioned.
