Acting President Yemi Osinbajo inspected toilets and carousel during a surprise visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, on Thursday.

Osinbajo was accompanied on the tour of the airport’s facilities by Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation.

Ephraim Nwodo, general manager, mechanical, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), conducted Osinbajo round the airport.

The facilities inspected by the acting president included the conveyor belt, travollator, visa on arrival section, screening machines and the new departure terminal, which is under construction.

Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s spokesman, said the acting president also inspected toilets and carousel.

Osinbajo expressed dissatisfaction with the state of some of the facilities, saying there was need to urgently make them function at optimal level.

Addressing reporters at the end of the visit, Osinbajo maintained that the federal government was committed to improving the ease of doing business in the country.

“The airport is one of the major places where we need to ensure that facilities are working and that things are being done properly,” he said.

“So, we have looked around and have seen quite a few of the equipment.

“There are many things that need to be done and need to be corrected and we have to work on them.’’

Also speaking, Sirika said he was in agreement with the observations raised by the acting president.

“I agree with the acting president a hundred per cent that work needs to be done to improve our airport and that is why we are here,” he said.

On Tuesday, Osinbajo chaired the expanded meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBC) attended by Senate President Bukola Sakari and Speaker Yakubu Dogara.

He had told the media after the four-hour meeting that two bills targeted at making doing business in Nigeria easier will be passed by the national assembly within 60 days.

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If the president or his vice has the time to inspect airports, then we'll continue to chase our collective tails like a foolish cat would do. What are the ministers of aviation doing? What are the airport managers doing? I am sorry, but this is an unnecessary waste of president's precious time. There are better things Osinbajo could have been doing to get Naija running better. He should have been busy brainstorming with the country's economic team about how to stop the already battered economy from further steep slide into depression. But he left Aso Villa to come to MMIA to inspect the conveyor belt? While at it, did he also check to be sure the toilets can flush and are stocked with tissue papers? I guess he also had time to inspect the floors to be certain that they are washed & buffed clean.

sarrki:



That is why previous administrations failed

No supervision

If you have your own business don't supervise

eleojo23:


How many things can the president personally inspect?

If the president has to always go about inspecting every little thing then there is a problem somewhere.

Of what use are the ministers and those responsible for taking care of those things?

eleojo23:


How many things can the president personally inspect?

If the president has to always go about inspecting every little thing then there is a problem somewhere.

Of what use are the ministers and those responsible for taking care of those things?

FreelanceMoney:
Ewww!
Of all places to inspect.

sarrki:



It's called random sampling

That's what it's called

It makes everyone to fasten their seat belt

sarrki:



It's called random sampling

That's what it's called

It makes everyone to fasten their seat belt

ikaboy:
Thanks for educating him.

ENDTIMEISNEAR:
If the president or his vice has the time to inspect airports, then we'll continue to chase our collective tails like a foolish cat would do. What are the ministers of aviation doing? What are the airport managers doing? I am sorry, but this is an unnecessary waste of president's precious time. There are better things Osinbajo could have been doing to get Naija running better. He should have been busy brainstorming with the country's economic team about how to stop the already battered economy from further steep slide into depression. But he left Aso Villa to come to MMIA to inspect the conveyor belt? While at it, did he also check to be sure the toilets can flush and are stocked with tissue papers? I guess he also had time to inspect the floors to be certain that they are washed & buffed clean.

sarrki:



That is why previous administrations failed

No supervision

If you have your own business don't supervise

ENDTIMEISNEAR:
If the president or his vice has the time to inspect airports, then we'll continue to chase our collective tails like a foolish cat would do. What are the ministers of aviation doing? What are the airport managers doing? I am sorry, but this is an unnecessary waste of president's precious time. There are better things Osinbajo could have been doing to get Naija running better. He should have been busy brainstorming with the country's economic team about how to stop the already battered economy from further steep slide into depression. But he left Aso Villa to come to MMIA to inspect the conveyor belt? While at it, did he also check to be sure the toilets can flush and are stocked with tissue papers? I guess he also had time to inspect the floors to be certain that they are washed & buffed clean.

obiremy:
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, pictured as he is being searched by airport authorities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport this morning. More photos below;


www.nairaland.com/attachments/3496389_6_pngf19c9085129709ee14d013be869df69b


Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/03/photos-rotimi-amaechi-being-searched-at.html

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If the president or his vice has the time to inspect airports, then we'll continue to chase our collective tails like a foolish cat would do. What are the ministers of aviation doing? What are the airport managers doing? I am sorry, but this is an unnecessary waste of president's precious time. There are better things Osinbajo could have been doing to get Naija running better. He should have been busy brainstorming with the country's economic team about how to stop the already battered economy from further steep slide into depression. But he left Aso Villa to come to MMIA to inspect the conveyor belt? While at it, did he also check to be sure the toilets can flush and are stocked with tissue papers? I guess he also had time to inspect the floors to be certain that they are washed & buffed clean.

sarrki:


It's called random sampling
That's what it's called
It makes everyone to fasten their seat belt