By Abubakar Salihu
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has revealed that only the terminal buildings in the four international airports marked for concession will be given to private individuals to manage.
Speaking during a virtual meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, the Minister said “All other facilities at the airports and existing concessions outside the Airport Terminals will still be managed by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN”.
The four international airports are the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Nnamadi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt.
His words:- “the concessionaire will sign service level agreements with FAAN and Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, to ensure that airport operates efficiently, the service level agreement will cover the Runway, Taxiway, Security and Air Traffic Management.
“The concessionaire will provide the investment required to upgrade the existing terminals, take over the new terminals and maintain them over a period to be determined based on financial assessment of each transaction”.
Hadu Sirika further explained that all existing concession agreements within the terminals would be inherited by the concessionaire and would be allowed to run their course before any review. “Tariffs will be regulated under the procedures set in the concession agreement”. He added.
As regards the Passenger Service and Security charges, the concessionaires and FAAN would share the charges which would be paid directly to FAAN by IATA.