For the first time in 70 years, Ghana will no longer manage Nigeria’s airspace
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Aviation to take over from Ghana, the management of the Nigerian airspace in the Gulf of Guinea.

The president also expressed concern about the absence of a national carrier and directed the ministry to look into the possibility of having one as soon as possible.

He gave the directive at the State House in Abuja yesterday while receiving a briefing from top officials of the ministry led by Permanent Secretary Hajiya Binta Bello.

The permanent secretary later told State House journalists that Buhari ordered her ministry to begin the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace which, she noted, Ghana had been managing since 1945.

The permanent secretary hinted that Togo and Benin Republic had equally concluded arrangements to take over their airspaces from Ghana.

“We’ve a directive by the president to start the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace over the Gulf of Guinea which Ghana has been maintaining since 1945, and there is a move on the ground by Togo and Republic of Benin to take over their own airspace from Ghana,” she said.
Bello said the president also ordered the ministry to expedite action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country.

According to the permanent secretary, the president is worried that Nigeria does not have a national air carrier.
She said Buhari was told that domestic airlines were hugely indebted to regulatory agencies under despite the federal government’s N300 billion intervention fund designed to boost their operations.
The permanent secretary expressed hope that the four state-of-the-art airport terminals being constructed with Chinese Bank loan would be ready by first quarter of next year.

Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina later in a statement quoted Buhari as expressing concern about the enormous debt profile of the nation’s aviation sector.

The president was also quoted as assuring that his government would act quickly to redress the situation.

http://independent.ng/nigeria-took-airspace-ghana-70-years/

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Mynd44 Seun

We heard the same thing on 6th August, 2015.


He should just take over his office from rats and leave airspace alone

My President Is working.

Wow.....

Good

No wonder why foreigner were busy to kill Nigeria!
70! our air space been managed by foreign country!
I have said times without Number that If we manage our waste,
No country would dare Nigeria nation, we were bless above many,
Nnamdi kanu & co!

So now Buhari has realised that Nigeria should manage their airspace themselves,
Thank God for Nnamdi kanu for making him seat up.
Namdi Kanu is a blessing to Nigeria

When he cannot manage his office from rats.
I hope he wont give it to another of his old classmates to send our airspace back to 1920.
I don't really care who manages anything as long as it works the way it should.

Balkan:
So now Buhari has realised that Nigeria should manage their airspace themselves,
Thank God for Nnamdi kanu for making him seat up.
Namdi Kanu is a blessing to Nigeria

garaout there!
who is kanu?
kanu my foot!
Buhari is born with his integrity
don't dirt Buhari with name kanu
ok

70 years, that is too much, but can we manage it .Because corruption is still in our system despite the fight against corruption

ZUBY77:
When he cannot manage his office from rats.
I hope he wont give it to another of his old classmates to send our airspace back to 1920.
I don't really care who manages anything as long as it works the way it should.

as far as you are not Nigerian
what concern the enemy of the nation of it's development!

modelmike7:
My President Is working.

Congratulations to una

I dont know much about airspace
But i do know nigeria can not managd anything
There must be a reason ghana managed it for so long
And am not sure that reason has been resolved


Buhari the dullard is about making our airspace like our roads

Balkan:
So now Buhari has realised that Nigeria should manage their airspace themselves,
Thank God for Nnamdi kanu for making him seat up.
Namdi Kanu is a blessing to Nigeria

Why did IPOB PDP not realize within 16years of PDP rule?

limeta:
I dont know much about airspace
But i do know nigeria can not managd anything
There must be a reason ghana managed it for so long
And am not sure that reason has been resolved


Buhari the dullard is about making our airspace like our roads

I am not sure if you are thinking with your brain. You are too dull. You claim you don't know anything about airspace, you don't know anything about roads either. You only know where to put food and dik.

How old is Nigeria and Ghana as a Nation? Which one be 70years again na?

This sounds dangerous. Airspace controlled by another country? That's what happened to the great Gaddafi

oladeebo:

garaout there!
who is kanu?
kanu my foot!
Buhari is born with his integrity
don't dirt Buhari with name kanu
ok

Brother stop convulsing over his post, buhari has no morality, he is a hypocrite. Buhari pledged he would reduce presidential fleet when he gets into power, he hasn't done anything like that.

He said he is never going to seek treatment abroad, buh the nigga stayed over 3 months in a London hospital burning scarce forex.

Buhari do not have any atom of morality or integrity, he has shielding corrupt people like the chief of army staff, he has shielded the grass cutter and the rest of em

Brother wake up to reality

It's not about forcefully collecting back ur airspace, do Nigeria have adequate manpower who have been trained to handle it.

Would buhari and his fellows remove tribalism and nepotism to ensure only those qualified would be given the job to manage or as usual, mallams from the north who are less proficient would be drafted to work there.

They should remember anything air travel shoulf be properly managed and handled since safety of lives should be paramount

The Culprits for 45 years must be investigated and punished. It's a National Fraudulent Negligent and Corruption.

Buhari wants to establish another national carrier that will die one year after taking people to hajj free of charge?

[/b]"The president also expressed concern about the absence of a national carrier and directed the ministry to look into the possibility of having one as soon as possible"[b] The is the same shameless hypocrite aboki that vowed that he'll convert the excess aircrafts in the presidential fleet into a commercial national carrier if he ascends office.But what has he done since he got there? ..................The gwonpy,gwonpy ride in those aircrafts touring the entire globe makes him denied that promise as well.So pathetic this same man also crumble the defunct Nigeria Airways.

oladeebo:

as far as you are not Nigerian
what concern the enemy of the nation of it's development!

You can keep your Nigeria.
Just make sure You don't do that at the expense of holding others down.
I have never seen a people so contented with sleeping in the mud all their lives.

Ok

This news was broken first in 2015.
Abi we don get a new Buhari reissuing already issued orders?

Salah done finish, when him leave DUARA

oladeebo:

garaout there!
who is kanu?
kanu my foot!
Buhari is born with his integrity
don't dirt Buhari with name kanu
ok

Olodo integrity

ZUBY77:


You can keep your Nigeria.
Just make sure You don't do that at the expense of holding others down.
I have never seen a people so contented with sleeping in the mud all their lives.

not only keeping it but keeping it safe
not bother of any enemy no matter who may be
who ever dare the existence and oneness of her will be dealt with!

9japrof:


Brother stop convulsing over his post, buhari has no morality, he is a hypocrite. Buhari pledged he would reduce presidential fleet when he gets into power, he hasn't done anything like that.

He said he is never going to seek treatment abroad, buh the nigga stayed over 3 months in a London hospital burning scarce forex.

Buhari do not have any atom of morality or integrity, he has shielding corrupt people like the chief of army staff, he has shielded the grass cutter and the rest of em

Brother wake up to reality

in your word!
but why there is room for opposition in democratic system of government!
where Buhari failed, you asked people mandate to repair them when given mandate and if you deny mandate, you accept it!
You can't force your cracy on people with out people's mandate, we are in democracy, and we will preserved our mandate at all cost!
right?

Balkan:
So now Buhari has realised that Nigeria should manage their airspace themselves,
Thank God for Nnamdi kanu for making him seat up.
Namdi Kanu is a blessing to Nigeria

The question is what did that stupid goodluck, obasanjo and Co did since democracy? So you think Ghana will not tap (whatever it is) from us and make theirs better?

9japrof:
It's not about forcefully collecting back ur airspace, do Nigeria have adequate manpower who have been trained to handle it.

Would buhari and his fellows remove tribalism and nepotism to ensure only those qualified would be given the job to manage or as usual, mallams from the north who are less proficient would be drafted to work there.

They should remember anything air travel shoulf be properly managed and handled since safety of lives should be paramount

Ghanaian must go!
it's management is our business not yours
ok

Mynd44 day don break oh ...come and take over this thread

How many Ghanaians would be affected?

9japrof:


Brother stop convulsing over his post, buhari has no morality, he is a hypocrite. Buhari pledged he would reduce presidential fleet when he gets into power, he hasn't done anything like that.

He said he is never going to seek treatment abroad, buh the nigga stayed over 3 months in a London hospital burning scarce forex.

Buhari do not have any atom of morality or integrity, he has shielding corrupt people like the chief of army staff, he has shielded the grass cutter and the rest of em

Brother wake up to reality

Just go and take over power after successfully taken care of yourself. I will vote you on nairaland