Sirika made the appeal in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, on Saturday in Lagos.
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The information was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, on Friday in Lagos.
Buhari gave the directive Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, during the inauguration of the new terminal constructed by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC).
The president’s statement was relayed on Sunday, through Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, who led a high-powered federal government delegation to sympathise with the people and government of Zamfara.
The National Coordinator of the initiative, Dr Athanasiys Okon, said this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport, Katsina at about 4.30 p.m.
Sirika , who disclosed this on his Twitter handle (@handisirika) on Sunday, added that there was no better aviation safety than having well trained, proficient aviators.
The bills are the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) bill, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) bill, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NCAA) bill, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) bill and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) bill.
He said that the airport project would have a positive impact on the economic development of the state and the South East region as a whole.