By Udesinanna Stephen
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said, he will ensure commencement of Emirates Airline flights to Dubai and resolve visa issues with the country.
The new Minister said this lately on his Twitter handle @fkeyamo while commenting on his initial plans in the Ministry of Aviation.
“The second is to work with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to resolve the issue of the resumption of Emirates Airline flights to Dubai/UAE and the related issue of resumption of issuance of Dubai visas to Nigerians. We are presently making progress on these issues,” he noted.
Also, he said he would collaborate with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministry to resolve the issue of the FCT indigenes regarding compensation and relocation before the construction of the 2nd runway at the Abuja airport.
“The first is to jointly work with the FCT Ministry to resolve the issue of the FCT indigenes who need to be compensated and relocated before the construction of the 2nd runway at the Abuja airport can commence in earnest. The contractors have been mobilised to move to site.” Keyamo said.