A report by the New Telegraph newspaper means that the federal government has spent over N33.09 billion to refurbish 9 airports’ runways between 2004 and 2015.
The amenities at the airports are nevertheless in dangerous situation regardless of the large quantity spent on the stated repairs.
In response to the report, a lot of the runways are in horrible form, ridden with potholes and inflicting hazard to life and gear.
A document quoted within the report signifies that the refurbishing of the airports’ runways truly began in 2003.
See the break down of the price of repairs in every airport as follows:
1. The Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos runway (2004) – N3.four billion; Murtala Muhammad home runway (2007) – N3.three billion
2. Mallam Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport runway (2003) – N1.9 billion
3. Port Harcourt Airport runway (2007) – N2.three billion
4. Margaret Ekpo Worldwide Airport,Calabar runway (2011) – N832 million
5. Maiduguri Airport runway (2011) – N499 million
6. Kaduna Airport runway (2010) – N816 million
7. Enugu Airport runway and enlargement (2012) – N10 billion
8. Benin Airport runway (2015) – N351 million
9. Abuja Airport runway would quickly be resurfaced at a price of N1.5 billion.
In the meantime, airline operators and their pilots have raised an alarm over the deteriorating requirements of a lot of the nation’s airport runways.
They noted that the state of affairs poses hazard to lives and gear, whilst they urged the federal government to right away begin the reconstruction of a second runway for the Abuja airport and fast resurfacing of the Lagos Airport.
Dangerous and out of date runway may give rise to main accidents throughout touchdown or take off of a flight and with lack of airfield lighting at a few of the airports, a tragic accident might happen, specialists warn.