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In one breath they want to renovate the airport's runway, in another breath they want to repair the Abuja-Kaduna highway. my question is, is the government closing the highway too?

Very good decision.

In which normal country will an international airport be closed at all, not to mention for 6 good weeks. Like other international airports don't maintain their runways too

Meanwhile that MMIA airport is a huge disgrace to this country

free2ryhme:
They are afraid to travel by road to Abuja

Lol... Funny.

skyo78:
But do they need to close down the airport to make repairs?
They can work gradually at night shifts or sumfin

Thank goodness some people are still reasoning, rather than that paid agent ranting all over on the first page.

Don't other airports all over the world do repairs? Has anyone ever heard of Heathrow closing down?

GOOD

free2ryhme:
Is there a sea route to Abuja?


Abeg what is this one saying

You fell right into my trap , I only wanted to make a ridiculous joke .

But dem fit dredge River Niger from Lokoja na, dem go dredge am from Lokoja to Abaji

kidman96:
Idiot! What's Buhari got to do with this? Is there anything wrong in fixing bad run way.

There is nothing wrong in fixing a bad runway, but it definitely can be done WITHOUT shutting down operations at the entire airport.

People should rightfully blame Buhari because he appointed a Minister of Transport who doesn't know his left from his right. If he knew his job, and knew what international standards are involved in operating such airports, he won't be proposing such a useless suggestion of a full shut down.

MrPresident1:
You fell right into my trap , I only wanted to make a ridiculous joke .

But dem fit dredge River Niger from Lokoja na, dem go dredge am from Lokoja to Abaji

Just admit you goofed

Who would venture into such white elephant project.

Try another pattern

ephi123:
Thank goodness some people are still reasoning, rather than that paid agent ranting all over on the first page.

Don't other airports all over the world do repairs? Has anyone ever heard of Heathrow closing down?

Sometimes, I question the thought process of Nigerian officials.

free2ryhme:
Just admit you goofed

Who would venture into such white elephant project.

Try another pattern

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ephi123:
There is nothing wrong in fixing a bad runway, but it definitely can be done WITHOUT shutting down operations at the entire airport.

People should rightfully blame Buhari because he appointed a Minister of Transport who doesn't know his left from his right. If he knew his job, and knew what international standards are involved in operating such airports, he won't be proposing such a useless suggestion of a full shut down.

You are not an aviation expert he is one or has specialists advising him...

9jakohai:
As i said elsewhere....

Better we fix the runway now....

Than delay and then when accident happens...and there is loss of lives...people will start shouting.

Close the airport, fix the runway and divert flights to Kaduna. Let us do the right thing.

And time Abuja got a second airport.

You mean do the right thing after 14 years, A runaway lifespan is 20 years and we should have done the maintenance work 2003, now we are just waking up 2017, do you know that the government budgeted 1bn for the repair and this so called Kaduna airport, we have to spend 1.1bn to upgrade it so that flight can be diverted to it, aside, Kaduna isn't safe and you expert foreign nationals to risk their lives...No way....

For once I am beginning to have confidence in our senate again, I was thinking so this is how bubu and his kinsmen want to be doing their own corruption. Between Kaduna and Minna airport which one is closer to Abuja yet they selfishly diverted Abuja traffic to Kaduna, already rebuilding and upgrading the airport to international standard. Haba, how wicked and selfish can these guys be, do they take the rest of us as fools.

If they are serious let them use the Minna airport, afterall its for six weeks no need to risk the lives of air flyers by making them ply the 2 hrs drive from Kaduna to Abuja. This clandestine move to upgrade KD airport is illegal period.

MrPresident1:
Cool down my friend. I am more intelligent than you

I didnot argue it with you ooo but your previous posts prove you are intelligent

kidman96:
You are not an aviation expert he is one or has specialists advising him...

Mister, it doesn't take an aviation expert to know how things should be done in a proper manner.

Let's stop making excuses for mediocrity, expand your mind, this is 2017.

mayoor15:
You mean do the right thing after 14 years, A runaway lifespan is 20 years and we should have done the maintenance work 2003, now we are just waking up 2017, do you know that the government budgeted 1bn for the repair and this so called Kaduna airport, we have to spend 1.1bn to upgrade it so that flight can be diverted to it, aside, Kaduna isn't safe and you expert foreign nationals to risk their lives...No way....

Exactly.
But also Nigerians, why should the Nigerian people put their lives at risk due to this kind of nonsense? Yet they will be shouting investors are not coming into the country, mschew.

mayoor15:
You mean do the right thing after 14 years, A runaway lifespan is 20 years and we should have done the maintenance work 2003, now we are just waking up 2017, do you know that the government budgeted 1bn for the repair and this so called Kaduna airport, we have to spend 1.1bn to upgrade it so that flight can be diverted to it, aside, Kaduna isn't safe and you expert foreign nationals to risk their lives...No way....

Yes, it is sad that nothing was done in 14 years.....but it is a good thing that we are doing the right thing now.

And as I said .....Abuja needs a second airport.

It may not be safe in Kaduna.....but it is not safe either using a bad runway either...with the risk of accidents and getting banned by IATA for poor standards.

(And Kaduna is not a ''awful'' place. My own worry is that the Airport there cannot handle international flights. )

totorimi:
For once I am beginning to have confidence in our senate again, I was thinking so this is how bubu and his kinsmen want to be doing their own corruption. Between Kaduna and Minna airport which one is closer to Abuja yet they selfishly diverted Abuja traffic to Kaduna, already rebuilding and upgrading the airport to international standard. Haba, how wicked and selfish can these guys be, do they take the rest of us as fools.

If they are serious let them use the Minna airport, afterall its for six weeks no need to risk the lives of air flyers by making them ply the 2 hrs drive from Kaduna to Abuja. This clandestine move to upgrade KD airport is illegal period.

Kaduna has a dual carriageway linking it with Abuja....as well as a direct rail link.

Minna on the other hand is a single lane road after you turn off at Dikko.(Got lots of beautiful scenery along the way though).

Leopardd:
The executive arm does.

no really. This is not their mandate

ephi123:
Thank goodness some people are still reasoning, rather than that paid agent ranting all over on the first page.

Don't other airports all over the world do repairs? Has anyone ever heard of Heathrow closing down?

Heathrow has 2 runways, and a third runway is planned.

London also has two other airports at Stansted and Gatwick.

Abuja has one runway.

In a way....we are paying for years of bad planning. Abuja airport should have had 2 runways to begin with....and a proper railway link...plus a second airport.

9jakohai:
Kaduna has a dual carriageway linking it with Abuja....as well as a direct rail link.

Minna on the other hand is a single lane road after you turn off at Dikko.(Got lots of beautiful scenery along the way though).

The consideration should be safety, cost and time, so why go the long route if not for political consideration and if they are sincere with the time duration six weeks is just a little less than two months. Minna should be the best bet if they mean well. Minna is relatively safe and fewer police men and other secuirty will be needed to man the area unlike the deadly terrain of the Kaduna area, where you have boko, herdsmen, bubu's almajiri followers and angry shites members ready at the slightest promoting to unleash terror.

free2ryhme:
I didnot argue it with you ooo but your previous posts prove you are intelligent

You are too uptight oremi. Cool down. To show that I was making an inane post I added this smiley

Cool down jo

DropShot:
You must still be eating from your parents' pot.

If not, you'd understand that Senate has nothing to do with this. They can only groan and moan like Liepods and Biafrats do online.

Fixing the airport or any other such infrastructure does not need the Senate approval.

If you know how unsafe Kaduna is for int'l flights, you won't be saying this, again nobody shuts down an airport entirely just to repair a runway. God will definitely run your life the way Buhari is administering this country.

If you are a zombie, not all Nigeria are. You can upgrade your script to zombie version 3.0. We careless.

Your constant smuggling of that line where it is not even necessary is not only embarrassing, but depicts low self esteem and paranoia.

Keep drooling in your stupidity. Goodluck

MrPresident1:
You are too uptight oremi. Cool down. To show that I was making an inane post I added this

Cool down jo

No be quarrel that is why I am not arguing it

9jakohai:
Heathrow has 2 runways, and a third runway is planned.

London also has two other airports at Stansted and Gatwick.

Abuja has one runway.

In a way....we are paying for years of bad planning. Abuja airport should have had 2 runways to begin with....and a proper railway link...plus a second airport.

Yes I agree bad planning, but even if Heathrow had a single runway, they still would NOT close down the entire airport just for that purpose.

For example the M25 as constantly busy as it is, has still been maintained and kept in shape without a full closure. Just doesn't make sense. They should be innovative abeg rather than this lazy man approach being taken.

Leopardd:
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So Buhari wanted to divert Abuja bound flights to his political godson so that Kaduna too will be chopping revenue from federal arrangement.

Nobody is saying anything about the dangers of Abuja-Kaduna road, even the Abuja-Kaduna railway is being monitored by airforce because of the criminals parading on that route.

Buhari, do whatever you want to do in that airport without closing it or diverting the flights to Kaduna.

El-Rufai i sight your arrangee something, e no work......

get sense

free2ryhme:
No be quarrel that is why I am not arguing it

I like your signature , this is exactly what I am preaching on Nairaland

Sibrah:
Stop being childish . . .

stop being a nuisance

9jakohai:
Yes, it is sad that nothing was done in 14 years.....but it is a good thing that we are doing the right thing now.

And as I said .....Abuja needs a second airport.

It may not be safe in Kaduna.....but it is not safe either using a bad runway either...with the risk of accidents and getting banned by IATA for poor standards.

(And Kaduna is not a ''awful'' place. My own worry is that the Airport there cannot handle international flights. )

Then what stops the work been done at night and in portion, take a portion every night, regulate when flights come in and go out, put the whole 2.1bn in the project and complete it within 4-5 weeks

ephi123:
Exactly.
But also Nigerians, why should the Nigerian people put their lives at risk due to this kind of nonsense? Yet they will be shouting investors are not coming into the country, mschew.

Cos we don't do what is right at the right time, look at Abuja national stadium, we can't even use it to play international matches again, even the airport in PH, is also bad and is one of our 4 major international airports, but why will they even work self when we can't even maintain our refineries, this country is just so clueless hopeless and some people will want to die over some politicians... The so called Senate people shouting up and down is not for any reason other than they too will be affected, the fly out every weekend, how will they do that if the airport is closed knowing fully well how angry Nigerians are, most of them won't want to take the risk of moving from Kaduna to Abuja by road

ephi123:
Mister, it doesn't take an aviation expert to know how things should be done in a proper manner.

Let's stop making excuses for mediocrity, expand your mind, this is 2017.

Hmm... Madam u can teach people their jobs.


But that's enuff. Hope ur having a great day.