Following the recent relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos, the Federal Government on Friday revealed it would be making an annual return of about one billion naira.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made this disclosure while fielding questions from pressmen in Abuja.
The Minister revealed that in 2023, FAAN employees spent nearly one billion naira on basic travel allowances and commuting between Lagos and Abuja.
However, according to him, with the relocation of decision-makers to a single location, this expense will now be eliminated, resulting in significant savings.
His words: “I had to do the figures that I told the management of FAAN to give to us, that in tickets alone, we paid about N450 million because of a lack of coordination, lack of being in one decision-making place.
“And in Basic Traveling Allowances (BTAs) alone, we paid about N493 million in 2023 alone, making nearly N1 billion that we paid, just because all the decision-makers cannot be in one place. They don’t have to be shuttling back and forth carrying files to and from Abuja. They don’t have to do that.
“I only need to see the managing director here when I need her. The MD will only come to Abuja on the invitation of the Minister to brief him on the issues going on.”
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