The Director-General, Bureau of Public
Enterprise, Mr Benjamin Dikki, said in Abuja that 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.
