Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Adaeze
Oduah says Nigeria will acquire 30 new aircraft as soon as the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) gives the go ahead.
Oduah says Nigeria will acquire 30 new aircraft as soon as the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) gives the go ahead.
Princess Oduah told our reporter exclusively
shortly after she received the 2012 Champion Man of The Year Award in Lagos
Tuesday night that all the necessary approvals needed to acquire the 30
aircraft have been obtained from the presidency and the ministry of finance but
the CBN is yet to come up with the details of how the airlines would access the
aircraft and pay back.
shortly after she received the 2012 Champion Man of The Year Award in Lagos
Tuesday night that all the necessary approvals needed to acquire the 30
aircraft have been obtained from the presidency and the ministry of finance but
the CBN is yet to come up with the details of how the airlines would access the
aircraft and pay back.
The minister had told Daily Trust in September
last year that the 30 aircraft would be acquired by December 2012.
last year that the 30 aircraft would be acquired by December 2012.
The 30 aircraft acquisition is the ministry’s
response to the previously failed aviation intervention fund.
response to the previously failed aviation intervention fund.
With this new model, the federal government
will be paying the aircraft manufacturers directly. The benefiting airlines
would then pay back based on agreed terms and conditions. It is the terms and
conditions that the CBN hasn’t concluded on.
will be paying the aircraft manufacturers directly. The benefiting airlines
would then pay back based on agreed terms and conditions. It is the terms and
conditions that the CBN hasn’t concluded on.
“Very soon we will acquire the aircraft.
Everything is ready. We are just waiting for the Central Bank of Nigeria. The
president has approved all the policies that we have put in place,” she said.
Everything is ready. We are just waiting for the Central Bank of Nigeria. The
president has approved all the policies that we have put in place,” she said.
Source: Daily Trust
