Wetin dey happen my people! Federal Government don drop heavy N580m for airport chillers and software wahala. This one na part of di N87.3bn wey dem budget for aviation industry next year. No forget say chillers dey targeted for Lagos airport wey cost N500m, while N80m go upgrade financial management software. Na wetin we go dey chop!
Aside all dis chillers talk, dem dey plan to boost Wi-Fi service for passengers inside five international airports and some domestic ones for N800m. Na wah! As if dat one no enough, dem go still put water-cooling chillers for Lagos and Abuja airport for N500m. If you fit travel for our airports now, at least you go get Wi-Fi to browse your social media while you dey wait for your flight.
Plus, dem go construct sewage treatment plant for Owerri Airport for just N21m and even arrange bi-annual Joint Aviation Trade Unions stakeholders’ forum for N150m. This one fit make sense small, make all di aviation players fit gather yarn their wahala together.
As per di rehabilitation plans, dem go seal cracks for runways, aprons, and taxiways for major airports like Port Harcourt, Kano, and Lagos, all for N800m. Di airfield lighting systems go come dey set wella for Ilorin Airport, also for N800m. No be small money o! dem dey serious for this aviation plan.
For di ministry matter, N14,779,174,252 don dey set aside for personnel cost, and N2,338,000,548 for overheads. But major part of di budget, N70,192,789,683, na for capital projects. Dey wan make sure say die airport infrastructure dey shine like new! Na N33,906,953,400 go go for rehabilitation and upgrade of airport terminal buildings, runways, aprons, and fencing.
For di oga wey dey manage dis budget, di major focus na infrastructure and capital projects. But no independent revenue or aid dey inside di document. E go shock you say over 80% of di N70.19bn na for capital projects, while personnel costs and overheads dey sip from di remaining small change.
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