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Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has stated that former Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi, will come across as “desperate and unserious” if he agrees to become Atiku Abubakar’s running mate in the 2027 general elections.
He stated this while speaking on Monday night on Arise TV’s Prime Time.
Obi ran as Atiku’s vice president in 2019 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
There are speculations that Obi could once again be the running to Atiku in the next general elections, under the umbrella of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
But Keyamo said: “It is doom for them. There is no way forward for them in that coalition.
“You will now have that Obi picture of a vice-presidential candidate 2019, presidential candidate 2023, vice-presidential candidate 2027.
“It gives a picture of a desperate, unserious individual.”
Meanwhile, Keyamo has revealed the reason behind the persistent absence of Wi-Fi services at Nigerian international airports, attributing the delay to a prolonged dispute between two agencies of the ministry.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Keyamo disclosed that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had been locked in a dispute over who should be responsible for providing Wi-Fi facilities.
According to the minister, NAMA argued that its statutory role of managing navigation equipment, radio, and communication systems also covered the provision of Wi-Fi at airports.
“There is an agency called NAMA, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, and they said, ‘Well, if you look at the law of NAMA, it says NAMA is in charge of all navigation equipment, radio, communication, and all.’ So NAMA felt it’s our responsibility to take care of Wi-Fi,” Keyamo explained.
On the other hand, FAAN maintained that Wi-Fi falls under airport infrastructure, which legally falls within its purview.
“Another of my agencies, FAAN, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, was arguing that it is part of the infrastructure at the airport. And FAAN, by law, is imbued with the power to take care of all infrastructure at the airport. So they said Wi-Fi is part of infrastructure,” the minister added.
According to Keyamo, the argument dragged on until late 2023, when he intervened and directed that FAAN should back out, leaving NAMA fully responsible for Wi-Fi deployment.
However, because the resolution came after the passage of the 2024 Budget, funds could not be allocated for the project during the current fiscal year.
“By the time we resolved it, the budget for 2024 had already passed. So, it couldn’t be implemented then,” Keyamo noted.
The minister assured that the Wi-Fi project has now been captured in the 2025 budget, with plans to begin implementation by the end of the year.
“We have made provisions for it in the 2025 budget, and by the end of 2025, there will be a functional Wi-Fi at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,” Keyamo stated.
Keyamo further disclosed that the government is exploring a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the Wi-Fi service across Nigerian airports.
“We are working on a PPP model that will guarantee not just the deployment of Wi-Fi but its proper maintenance and expansion to other terminals,” he assured.
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