The Director-General, Bureau of Public
Enterprise, Mr Benjamin Dikki, on Thursday in
Abuja said the privatization of federal airports in
the country would commence soon.
Dikki made this known in his presentation on
“Reforms and Privatisation Opportunities in
Nigeria” at the ongoing 9th Abuja International
Trade Fair.
He said that although the Federal Government
had made substantial investment in the aviation
sector, a lot still remained to be done, adding
that it was the reason why the government was
considering privatising the airports.
“We are planning to commence the privatisation
of airports; the airports will be more efficient if
the private sector is running them.
“Very soon, we will engage the Minister of
Aviation and we will start a new process of
privatising or concession of airports just like we
have done with the seaports.
“We are likely to grant concession of maybe 15
to 20 years, according to the business model
agreed on, so that investors can make a
reasonable return on the investment during the
concession period,” he said.
Dikki also disclosed that BPE was working on the
process of privatising some coal blocs and sale
of non-core assets of Nigeria Coal Corporation
(NCC) and Nigeria Mining Corporation.
He said that the National Council on Privatisation
had already approved the sale of residential
houses and lands of NCC, Naraguta and Maiduguri
Bricks, non-core assets of Makeri, and the
Ogwashi-Azagba Coal Bloc.
He said that the bureau was currently working to
hasten the passage of some bills, including the
Railway Bill, Inland Waterways Bill, Federal Road
Authority Bill, Ports and Harbour Reform Bill and
Postal Reform Bill.
He explained that the bills, when passed, would
eliminate monopoly in all key sectors of the
economy, create more jobs and deepen
economic growth.
In his speech, the President, Abuja Chamber of
Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture
(ABUCCIMA), Mr Solomon Nyagba, said that the
association was ready to partner BPE to make
the Abuja Trade Fair Centre better.
“ABUCCIMA wants to make this trade fair ground
the most organised in Africa.
“We want to partner BPE to get investors to
help us in building the largest shopping centre in
Africa and bigger exhibition facilities and a five-
star hotel.
“We want to create conducive place for
investors and consumers to mingle,” he said.
Nyagba urged BPE to resume the process of
privatizing the oil and gas sector to improve the
power supply situation in the country.

source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/fg-privatise-airports-soon-2/

when will they privatise ASO ROCK?

I will be quiet till I receive a news of ASO rock being put up for auction.

It might be ok but why is it that we cannot manage anything successfully? May be by this time of next year: Education - privatised. Health - privatised. Agriculture - privatised. Sport - privatised(though this would be ok). Nigeria - privatised(don't mind me).

nice 1 jona...your company will now buy d airport abi?

“We are planning to
commence the privatisation
of airports; the airports will be
more efficient if
the private sector is running
them.

hmmmm!

PHCN comes to mind!

Must of the parastatals that are privatize in nigeria no one is working well.

Privatisation under imf /world bank agent IWEALA and GEJ is another name for using government property to claim subsidies for corrupt politicians.

i foresee dangote buying all of them.....mynd44 pls just one more time

Jonathan is busy privatising everytin,,when will he privatise NNPC,igbobi hospitals,nigeria prisons etc

flexing11: Must of the parastatals that are privatize in nigeria no one is working well.

^^^That's because thieves bought them!

I don't think anyone will allow a thieve to come buy the airport located in their region and stand by to watch him/her run it down! And like we saw with the power sector, the buyers would most likely will be from the region where the airport is located; you can't really picture a Chief Ikechukwu Okoro coming to buy kano Int'l Airport now can you!?

bruno419: i foresee dangote buying all of them.....mynd44 pls just one more time

^^^As long as he continues his tradition of not locating any of his investments in Igboland i'm ok with that!

already all our federal universities are privatized like unilorin before where by d fees hers are paying 25,000 naira are now paying 90,000naira as their fees like oau will know the school that befeat less privilege are now paying 100,000 upon d protest d sug of d school do last 2months .Gej govt is shambles no cater for d poor again. no provision for poor again.

Very soon the will privatize Nig Police

Jonathan is selling off everything to his friends and proxies. One thing is sure, whoever comes next will reverse these senseless auctioning of Nigeria's assets to private interests.