Mr. Boss Mustapha
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha would declare open the forthcoming Airport Council International (ACI) Conference to be hosted by Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the General Manager, Corporate Communications of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, to aviation correspondents at the agency’s office at the Lagos Airport.
Speaking on the forthcoming conference, Yakubu declared that FAAN would use the opportunity to open up the aviation sector to internal and external investors.
She also added that Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, , President of Council, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard Aliu, Director-General ACI, Ms. Angela Gittens and Secretary General of ACI Africa Alli Tounsi would be in attendant.
Others expected at the conference according to Yakubu included Secretary General of African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Mr. Abderahmane Berthe, , Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Airports Company, South Africa, Mr. Bongani Maseko Mr. CEO, Mauritius Airport, Romesh Bhoyroo, Managing Director, Africa, Dufry, Ms. Isabel Zarza, Regional Director, Africa, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Mr. Sidi Gueye among other experts in the aviation industry.
She added: “We are expecting experts to come with their wealth of ideas that will help us to move our airports from just being a government entity to more viable airports and the ones that can declare profit.
“The Ease of Doing business too has helped us to move forward as we showcase our potential and activities. The ease of doing business has helped us to collapse several formalities in checking the passengers, we don’t have too many checks at the airports any longer, but that does not stop us from still doing the security check.”
