Ka m nukwa!
The statement made available to Pulse by his special adviser, Segun Adeyemi
on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the minister described the closure of the
airport and its accompanying logistics challenges as one among the most
intimidating challenges of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“The
clock-work precision with which everything concerning the closure of
the airport and the temporary relocation to the Kaduna Airport was
handled is the clearest indication yet that Nigeria can tackle any
challenge,” Mohammed said.
“It
is to the credit of the security agencies and the Federal Road Safety
Corps that passengers travelling along the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna
highway were largely kept safe while the closure of the Abuja airport
lasted.
“There was no known
security scare while accidents on the road were kept at the barest
minimum, despite the increased vehicular traffic.
“Who
can forget the timely departure and arrival of the Abuja-Kaduna train
that ferried thousands of passengers back and forth during the Abuja
airport closure?
“Indeed, the
closure of the Abuja airport runway and the logistic nightmare it
triggered must rank among the most intimidating challenges faced by this
Administration,” he said.
The
minister reminded those who might want to trivialize the feat by the
present government to realize that what could not be done in the over 30
years the runway was left to deteriorate was achieved in just six
weeks, even under an economic recession.
He also thanked the Ethiopian Airlines that operated its scheduled Abuja flights to Kaduna and the Julius Berger construction company that worked day and night to deliver the project ahead of schedule.
Mohammed
said the success recorded in the timely reconstruction of the runway
could only rank next to the determined effort with which the government
contained the Boko Haram insurgency.
Mohammed
noted that the Buhari administration was employing the same uncommon
determination to tackle all the challenges facing the country.
News Source..Pulse.ng