Up to about twenty-five containers meant for terminal rehabilitation have been found out to be rotting away at Lagos airport.
Containers abandoned at MMIA
It has been revealed that no fewer than 25 iron beam containers
have been abandoned at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in
Lagos since 2015, while an additional 70 containers imported from China
have gone missing.
According to SaharaReporters, it was revealed that the 25
containers of iron beams were ordered by former Minister of Aviation,
Stella Oduah in 2014 for the reconstruction of the hajj and cargo
terminals before she was removed from office over her illegal purchase
of two bulletproof BMWs.
Containers abandoned at MMIA
The containers arrived in 2015 and have been abandoned ever since.
“The containers containing the beams were imported into Nigeria
for the construction of hajj and cargo terminals, as Oduah then focused
much attention on rehabilitating the airport terminals,” a source close to the Ministry of Aviation told our correspondent.
“The hajj and cargo terminals were part of the exercise, but
before the equipment could arrive at the shores of Nigeria, Oduah had
already been removed by former President Goodluck Jonathan.”
The source added that Mrs. Oduah’s successors - Sam Ortom, Osita
Chidoka, and Hadi Sirika - could be responsible for their abandonment.
He further revealed that the Managing Director of the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dunoma, was the Director of
Projects during Mrs. Oduah’s tenure and was therefore responsible for
the clearance of equipment used for airport remodeling projects.
Containers abandoned at MMIA
SaharaReporters reports that the terminal reconstruction project
was handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari by former President
Goodluck Jonathan, but the new administration opted to abandon the
project.
“As it stands now, the plan to remodel the hajj and cargo
terminals has been forgotten because new buildings are coming up at the
hajj and cargo areas. Presently, the office of the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), another two-story
building allegedly owed by a director in FAAN, is also under
construction at the same cargo area,” the source said.
Regarding the 70 missing containers, our correspondent learned that
the materials could no longer be traced after it they entered demurrage
due to their non-clearance by the FAAN.
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