Kebbi Airport Shutdown By FAAN Over N33m Debt

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded plans to shut down the Kebbi State-owned airport over debt owed the organisation.

Investigation revealed that association has been finalised by the Nigerian Airspace Administration Company (NAMA) together with issuing discover to air males (NOTAM) of all airways from flying into the airport as from midnight Monday, twenty seventh September, 2021, when FAAN is predicted to withdraw its providers on the airport.

In keeping with a supply in FAAN, from 12 midnight Monday, FAAN will withdraw all its hearth service and safety personnel from the airport.

The supply additional disclosed that the Kebbi State authorities has been owing FAAN over N33m and has refused to pay since January 2021, regardless of sequence of letters to the state authorities.

“We’re closing the Kebbi Airport by 12 midnight Monday, they’re indebted to us and we have now written so many letters to the state authorities and there was no response and NAMA has already issued a NOTAM, on Friday to tell all airways flying into the airport to maintain off,” he mentioned.

The supply additional mentioned that related situation occurred in 2019 when the state authorities rushed to pay after FAAN threatened to shut the identical Kebbi airport over N53m debt.