Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development
In view of what it described as Nigeria’s ‘leadership and vision’ in policy reforms to transform her Aviation sector, African Development Bank has appointed Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo SAN, as the African Champion, to drive its programme that has been developed to promote substantive invest into aviation in Africa.
This is inline with the Integrated Aviation Transformation Program for Africa (IATP) for which it has earmarked the sum of $7 billion (Seven Billion Dollars).
In this respect, the bank has invited the Minister to its Annual Meeting holding in Brazzaville, Congo on May, 28 2026, during which the formal signing of the LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) between the Bank and Nigeria will take place.
A statement by the Special Adviser On Media and Communications to the Minister, Tunde Moshood said, “The Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa is a continent-wide platform designed to modernise Africa’s aviation ecosystem and mobilize private, institutional, and concessional capital. It seeks to revitalize the industry, as African airlines currently account for less than three percent of global air traffic despite housing nearly 18 percent of the global population.
According him, Keyamo is expected to bring his knowledge, commitment and passion to drive this programme in the whole of Africa. The Bank expressed its deep gratitude to the Minister for his commitment to advancing Aviation in the whole of Africa.
