Keyamo Says Obstructive Dominion and EAN hangers at MMIA Would Be Removed

Keyamo Says Obstructive Dominion and EAN hangers at MMIA Would Be Removed

  • President Bola Tinubu's newly sworn-in minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, has said the Dominion and EAN hangers at the MMIA 2 in Lagos would be removed
  • The minister said this would pave the way for the planned renovation that was to take place at the airport
  • Keyamo gave the directive while inspecting the airport on Thursday, the first of its kind since he resumed office as minister

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Ikeja, Lagos - Festus Keyamo, the aviation and aerospace development minister, has said the Dominion and EAN hangers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Two (MMIA 2), Lagos, would be removed with immediate effect.

According to the Daily Independent, the minister maintained that the demolition would pave the way for airport expansion.

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Keyamo orders the expansion of MMIA, gives reason Photo Credit: Festus Keyamo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Keyamo gave the order on Thursday, August 31, when he visited the Lagos Airport during his facility tour.

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The minister further expressed his dismay about the airport environment that was unkept. He then issued various orders to keep the facilities clean.

Keyamo was one of the 45 ministers President Bola Tinubu sworn in on Monday, August 21, at the presidential villa in Abuja.

President Tinubu has forwarded 48 names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

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However, the Red Chamber only screened and confirmed 45 of the 48 nominees, citing security concerns for suspending the confirmation of the three others.

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Keyamo earlier served as the minister of state for labour and productivity under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

While serving as minister, Keyamo condemned the title of the minister of state, a position he held. The development generated controversies among Nigerian political elites.

During the February 25 presidential election, the minister served as the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, has been told to focus on his election in 2027 rather than fighting President Bola Tinubu in court because of his certificate.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng