Chai! My people, government don enter ground with big money wey dem wan use fix our airports. Dem propose over N33 billion to make sure say our air travel smooth like butter for 2026!
This budget no be joke at all o! Dem wan use the money to patch all di cracked runways, expand some aprons wey dey suffer, and even put better light for di airfield wey dey Ilorin Airport. Plus, dem go upgrade all di old terminals wey no fit catch modern flight standards again. Na wah!
Inside di gist, dem talk say big money dey allocated to seal cracks wey dey Lagos, Kano, and Port Harcourt airports, each na N800 million wey dem dey spend. E no stop there; dem go fit spend another N800 million for better lighting wey go help di waka for Ilorin Airport at night.
Meanwhile, we fit see some big changes for di terminals. Katsina Airport go jam N175 million for remodelling, while Calabar Airport go collect N200 million to upgrade their terminal building and car park. No forget di apron for Maiduguri wey dey cost N800 million as well. Mallam Aminu Kano Airport dey eye N1 billion for di General Aviation Terminal apron expansion. Money dey flow!
Security no dey take back seat o! Na perimeter fencing dem dey focus on, from Kogi State Ajaka/Okuta Airstrip wey go see N350 million for fencing, to Ilorin Airport wey go carry N325 million join. Maiduguri Airport too dey get its own share with N200 million to build helicopter park. Na serious business o!
As more airports dey prepare for upgrade, Hadejia Airstrip go receive N560 million, while Osubi Airstrip in Delta go collect N2 billion. Even di small airstrips for Edo and Anambra dey join di party with N70 million each. No airstrip left behind, my people!
Di plans for Abeokuta and Umuahia airstrips still dey shine for di budget list, wey allocated N35 million and N800 million respectively. Na not forget, N5 billion dey shelf for safety and security projects nationwide. Dem no wan lose face for aviation standards o!
For di major airports, Lagos and Abuja airports dey prepare for serious upgrades, with N400 million for certification and N350 million to move instrument landing systems wey dey poor condition to better Category II/III. Di air travel experience go sweet like honey if dem fit pull am through!
Dem dey put additional money for power supply, with N1 billion dey set aside to upgrade power using solar and gas turbines. Lagos Airport go see N500 million for passenger boarding bridges and N700 million for new baggage handling system. Na to ensure sey every passenger fit enjoy dem travel wahala-free.
So, as di projects dey go on, Naija no dey slack at all. Dem dey show us sey di aviation sector go enter new level. Who dey even talk sey our airports no go sabi shine again?
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