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Nigerian Senate rejects N64 bn for Abuja airport
second runway
October 28, 2015 Premium Times
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The Senate on Wednesday kicked against the
N64 billion contract for the construction of a
second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja.
The Senate, at its plenary declared that the
contract sum was “too high”.
In a three-point motion by Dino Melaye (APC
Kogi West), the Senate acknowledged the urgent
need for a second runway at the airport, but
ruled that the contract sum was “too exorbitant’’.
The Senate urged the Federal Government to
ensure that due process and diligence is
followed in the design, award and procurement of
the contract, while the cost should be
“drastically reduced’’.
“The Federal Government should reduce this
unrealistic cost and duly monitor the award
process,’’ Mr. Melaye said.
He said the proposed cost of the runway far
exceeded the cost of constructing some airports
around the country and even abroad.
He noted that the terminal 5 in Heathrow Airport,
with four lanes of 4km runway, cost less than
N25 billion, while the entire Gombe Airport, with
3.66km runways, cost N8.2 billion.
He said that the Jigawa Airport cost N11 billion,
Bauchi Airport, N12 billion, Enugu Airport, N13
billion, while the Akwa Ibom Airport cost about
N18 billion.
He, therefore, wondered why the proposed
construction of a mere runway at Abuja Airport
would cost N64 billion.
Mr. Melaye recalled that the contract had been
cancelled earlier by the Jonathan administration
over its high cost, and urged President
Muhammudu Buhari to similarly reject it.
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, in
his remarks, acknowledged that the second
runway was necessary, but added that it could
only be executed “at a reasonable price’’.
“It is important, but we cannot continue with
such reckless expenditure.
“We have to let all the MDAs know that those
days of recklessness are over and these kinds of
figures will not be accepted.
“`In fact, it is not just in aviation, but in all other
sectors of the economy,” he declared