Tukur made this known in a chat with Sunday Vanguard in Lagos, stressing that the decay in the affected airports had been identified many years back by stakeholders and airline operators, but those in authority refused to listen and take appropriate action to restructure the airports.
According to him, “The situation has a telling effect on local airline operators, but now it has become a national issue because of the ranking by the international body. We started complaining seriously about the situation of these airports from the time of the former aviation minister, Mrs, Stella Oduah, but government did not take practical steps to put them in order. We travel out of this country every time and we see what airports in other countries look like. So, this is the time for government to do the needful in order to put them in proper shape.”
He went on, “Another issue now is about safety of Nigerian airspace. I am appealing to the aviation authority to transfer control of the runway landing light to air traffic controller on duty.
Not that they should remove everything about supply of light and give to NAMA, no. Let the Federal Airport Authority provide the light, but the control switch must be with the air traffic controller on duty, so that if an aircraft is landing at night and the light is not bright, the controller on duty can increase the light, and if the pilot says that the light is too bright on his eyes, the controller can equally adjust it for him to see well, in order to ensure safety.
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