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The Kano State Chapter of the Neighbour to Neighbour group (N2N) has debunked a recent newspaper publication by the Kano State PDP accusing the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah of deliberately working against the economic development of the state by refusing to grant permit to four airlines to operate in Kano.
The statement released by a member of the group Abdullahi Alli reads ‘We doubt the authenticity of this shocking and uncomplimentary statement, said to be issued by Halilu Dantiye, the Chairman of the Kano State PDP. This concocted lies have no bearing with reality, especially with the recent commendation of the Minister by same Kano PDP for putting Kano first in her ongoing remodeling project of 11 airports around Nigeria’.
‘The work at the Kano terminal is also nearing completion, this efforts of the Minister should be receiving commendation and not condemnation. We wish to dissociate ourselves from this misleading statement and condemn it in its entirety’ he said.
It will be recalled that the Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a press release issued by Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s spokesman, Halilu Dantiye, Kano State PDP chairman, Adamu Aliyu Sumaila said that the refusal to grant permits to the four airlines to be flying into Kano runs contrary to Jonathan’s transformation agenda and accused the minister of working against the economic development of the state by refusing to grant permit to four airlines to operate in Kano.
The Minister had in reaction to the story denied reports that she prevented Emirates, Etihad and Turkish Airlines from operating from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The minister’s spokesman Joe Obi in a statement said, “There is no truth whatsoever in that publication as the minister did not at any time prevent the said airlines from flying to Abuja and Kano.
Courtesy: Citizens Platform
Those reports were no doubt made by people who did not get their facts straight, or have an agenda.
ReplyDeleteWhen people should be complementing, they are busy condemning. Nigeria sure still has long ways to go.
ReplyDeleteReports i heard was that the airline decide on where they wish to land, and then get approval by the aviation authorities, so why are they allowing only the Minister to take the heat???
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