Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Ibom state airports are not commercially viable – MD FAAN

by Charles Ayodele 7 hours ago

Most state-owned airports are not commercially viable, but necessary – MD FAAN
Managing Director of FAAN Capt., Rabiu Yadudu,


Article Summary
Most state-owned airports in Nigeria are not commercially viable but are necessary for long-term planning.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the state-owned airports are an additional burden on its finances and projections.

Some aviation stakeholders argue that appropriate regulations must be enforced to ensure safety and compliance with international standards, while others believe that having airports in all states of the federation is necessary for the economic development of the country.

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu has said that most of the airports constructed by some State Governments are not commercially viable but are necessary for future infrastructure development.

Speaking to Nairametrics in Lagos earlier this week, Yadudu described the airports as mistakes in the short term but necessary for long-term planning.

What you should know
In Nigeria, no fewer than 15 out of the over 43 airports and airstrips are state-owned. Most aviation stakeholders have argued that it’s unjustifiable to have those many state-owned airports because they have fewer than 200,000 passengers per annum.

Some of the airports are President Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke in Ebonyi State.
It was commissioned last month by the outgoing State Governor Engr. David Umahi at the sum of N36 billion.

The Anambra Cargo Airport which cost N10 billion

The Bayelsa International Airport which cost N70 billion

The Ekiti cargo airport cost N20 billion and is uncompleted.

The Ibom Airport cost N25 billion.

The Abia Airport which cost N40 billion and is currently abandoned.

And the MKO Abiola International Airport in Osun State which cost N40 billion and is uncompleted.

Others are Ogun Cargo International Airport which cost N40 billion, Lafia Airport cost N40 billion (uncompleted), Wachakal Airport, Damaturu; N18 billion (uncompleted), Auchi Airport, Edo State and Dutse International Airport, Jigawa; N20 billion.

Some of these airports were handed over to the Federal Government through FAAN after construction.

But FAAN is complaining
FAAN said the airports are additional burdens on its finances and projection

According to Yadudu, almost all the state-owned airports are not sustainable, stressing that the agency would need the support of the Federal Government to handle them. He said:

“This is a very complex situation. It is not a straightforward situation because to us at FAAN, the easiest option is for us to tell them not to build more state-owned airports, but whatever we do at FAAN, we look at the short and the long terms.

“Look at the long term, you will say the states should build the airports. Instead of the money to be lost, having infrastructure is one thing, we may not be able to have all the infrastructure one day, but for now, let the government; the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), FAAN, Ministry of Aviation and others sit down on how to contend or manage these airports because we should do.
“An airport that needs N300 million a month and they have just 1,000 passengers a month there is no magic that can make them sustainable and FAAN doesn’t have the money. I think in the national interest, let’s come up with a plan; Federal Government support, intervention, and others to make sure that if you build it if it is not workable now, one day, it will be sustainable because gradually, it will happen.”

This aviation expert disagrees
Meanwhile, Mr. Charles Umoh, an aviation consultant, said there was nothing wrong with having airports in all the states of the federation.

Umoh explained that the step would help the industry to expand, but cautioned that appropriate regulations must be enforced by the NCAA to ensure safety and compliance to international standards. He said:

“There is nothing wrong with having more airports that bring safety. So, if the government can build airports in all the states, it will help the aviation industry to expand. I would even like a situation whereby the State Government can collaborate with the Federal Government because the State governments cannot go it alone.”
Besides, Alex Nwuba, the President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria (AOPAN) said that the aerodromes would act as a critical way for the economic development of the country in the future.

Nwuba stated that the facilities may look like “mistakes today,” but they are a mistake on which the country would grow in terms of infrastructure and ease of movement of goods and passengers.

But, Comrade Olayinka, Abioye, the former General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), described the rush for construction of additional airports by State governments as aberration and fraudulent.

Abioye insisted that what most of the states required were good road networks and train services for the transportation of farm produce and commuters.

He insisted that most of the State governors did not carry out adequate feasibility studies before embarking on the airport project.
https://nairametrics.com/2023/05/10/most-state-owned-airports-are-not-commercially-viable-but-necessary-md-faan/
Mynd44 nlfpmod

It sounds like white elephant projects and I wonder why they keep giving approval to the Governors to keep building airports that are not viable from the scarce resources. Haba!

I have said it several times that what these states need is a mini airport where plane can land and take off. Bayelsa spent over 100b on airport without roads is madness.

Lool

Anambra airport seems to be the cheapest

Most of the state airports are conduit pipes

Thanksful:
Anambra airport seems to be the cheapest

Anambra is not as corrupt as the other states.
That is a legacy that Obi left. It is more difficult to inflate contract costs in Anambra than in other states

Instead of airport, build industrial city with private power plant to power it, then you have done well for your state..

Ogun state governor should take note

Is that man okay?

FreeStuffsNG:
It sounds like white elephant projects and I wonder why they keep giving approval to the Governors to keep building airports that are not viable from the scarce resources. Haba!

Typical Lagos/Ibadan propaganda, you for add that Ogun borrowed 30 billion for the Substandard airport they build, same with Ekiti, Anambra spent 10 billion naira without borrowing still built 3.7 km runway second longest runway after MMA built by FG


See why I always say that your leaders are criminals

When there are only two international airports in Nigeria??

You mean 20 billion was used to build that Musliu mechanic workshop they called airport? Nigerian politicians will never make heaven!

GIG motor parks are more beautiful and more modern than Ekiti airport!

Anyways, only 6 airports are commercially viable in Nigeria, they include Abuja, Lagos, Owerri, P.H, Kano and Enugu.

FreeStuffsNG:
It sounds like white elephant projects and I wonder why they keep giving approval to the Governors to keep building airports that are not viable from the scarce resources. Haba!

Anambra Airport is viable unlike other states


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFNgj2ul0B8

The politicians build those airports for themselves. Train and road projects is more sensible for masses now

slivertongue:
Most of the state airports are conduit pipes

If you know you know..

FreeStuffsNG:
It sounds like white elephant projects and I wonder why they keep giving approval to the Governors to keep building airports that are not viable from the scarce resources. Haba!

This same nonsense was done in second republic by some state governors

post=123055625:

Typical Lagos/Ibadan propaganda, you for to and that Ogun borrowed 30 billion for the Substandard airport they build, same with Ekiti, Anambra spent 10 billion naira without borrowing still built 3.7 km runway second longest runway after MMA


See why I always say that your leaders are criminals

Typical insultive lot. Smh.

Before you derail the threat and betray your ignorance on things like this, read the comment by the expert below:

An airport that needs N300 million a month and they have just 1,000 passengers a month there is no magic that can make them sustainable and FAAN doesn’t have the money

How such basic argument with facts and numbers makes you upset and become reckless and uncouth beggars belief. The FAAN Boss is giving you the reason why FAAN will not accept to run these white elephant projects by the time those states dash them to operate.

Most of you sleep at the motor parks to board buses to your agrarian villages yet pretend to wonder why less than one thousand people use the unviable airports every month. Instead of insulting others, just get more passengers to use the airport or agree to operate the unviable projects till it picks up. FAAN is not taking up those liabilities.

post=123055625:

Typical Lagos/Ibadan propaganda, you for to and that Ogun borrowed 30 billion for the Substandard airport they build, same with Ekiti, Anambra spent 10 billion naira without borrowing still built 3.7 km runway second longest runway after MMA


See why I always say that your leaders are criminals

This is Ogun state and oyo state.
Show us anywhere like this in iboland

FreeStuffsNG:
Typical insultive lot. Smh.

Before you derail the threat and betray your ignorance on things like this, read the comment by the expert below:

An airport that needs N300 million a month and they have just 1,000 passengers a month there is no magic that can make them sustainable and FAAN doesn’t have the money

How such basic argument with facts and numbers makes you upset and become reckless and uncouth beggars belief. The FAAN Boss is giving you the reason why FAAN will not accept to run these white elephant projects by the time those states dash them to operate.

Most of you sleep at the motor parks to board buses to your agrarian villages yet pretend to wonder why less than one thousand people use the unviable airports every month. Instead of insulting others, just get more passengers to use the airport or agree to operate the unviable projects till it picks up. FAAN is not taking up those liabilities.

Blame the criminals in APC

waynetee:


This is Ogun state, you can't find this anywhere in iboland

Federal project Otondo is just like me boasting about second Niger bridge and Obosi interchange

Remove Anambra Airport from your nonsense list. You no see the grossly mismanaged MKO Abiola and Ekiti Airport by APC governors?

post=123056210:

Federal project Otondo is just like me boasting about second Niger bridge and Obosi interchange

Na your papa build the ones you dey showcase here abi, mugun

FreeStuffsNG:

How such basic argument with facts and numbers makes you upset and become reckless and uncouth beggars belief. The FAAN Boss is giving you the reason why FAAN will not accept to run these white elephant projects by the time those states dash them to operate.

Why did they agree to run state Airports 🤨 ? They were supposed to be in the process of concessioning their airports to the private sector. Lol nothing about this situation makes sense.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the state-owned airports are an additional burden on its finances and projections.

Some of these airports were handed over to the Federal Government through FAAN after construction.

waynetee:


This is Ogun state and oyo state.
Show us anywhere like this in iboland

Kiddo! They are talking about state projects executed with state money, you are busy comparing federal government projects executed by your criminal APC leaders

waynetee:


Na your papa build the ones you dey showcase here abi, mugun

It was built by my state Governor without borrowing,,the rail line is FG project which they haven't paid the loan the borrowed from China

sweerychick:


Kiddo! They are talking about state projects executed with state money, you are busy comparing federal government projects executed by your criminal APC leaders

We are talking about bringing viable development to the masses, you are talking like a lunatic.
Let the politicians keep building airports for themselves while you trek around and look for fed govt sponsored projects.

See how Anambra constructed an airport with only 10billion and its fully functional but other states even with 40 billion, no single plane is yet to take off from the runway.

ok

N10bn for Anambra state owned airport.🤔

Airlord2030:
Instead of airport, build industrial city with private power plant to power it, then you have done well for your state..

Ogun state governor should take note

Lmfao power has absolutely nothing to do with industries ...I have owned a factory for 4 years plus now and has never been connected to NEPA and never will

Power accounts for less than 5% of my production cost 1.5% to 3.5% depending how much we produce


The major issues holding industrialization
1) access to credit ....most banks start loans at 40% and you must be up and running

2) lack of supply and distribution channels

3) weak links between private sector and universities/ research institutions





All this roads ,power people keep shouting don't mean anything zero

post=123055625:

Typical Lagos/Ibadan propaganda, you for add that Ogun borrowed 30 billion for the Substandard airport they build, same with Ekiti, Anambra spent 10 billion naira without borrowing still built 3.7 km runway second longest runway after MMA


See why I always say that your leaders are criminals

You are just ranting on the thread, your screen shots states ;

To Give, is seeking Do you understand what that means at all, and what does this even have to do with low patronage of Alambra Office Port along with others?