Abuja airport will be ready tomorrow-FAAN

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Engr. Saleh Dunoma, has said that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the deadline.
Engr. Dunoma gave the assurance in a statement signed by the media consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Ariyo Akinfenwa, on Sunday in Lagos.
“We will be ready April 17 but we are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.We have written to them and they will come by today (Sunday) to do the preliminary inspection. “They have to certify the airport that what we have done is in accordance with their standards.
”If there is any observation as a result of the inspection, we will now make sure we carry out corrections,” the FAAN boss said after inspecting the progress of work at the airport. He said that with the job completed the April 19 deadline line will not be in doubt.
“All the critical items of work are 100 per cent except may be two items; which of course are the markings and the cleaning.
“Asphalt work is 100 per cent, markings have reached almost 70 per cent and the airfield lighting system has reached 80 per cent, ” Dunoma added.
According to him, the authority also used the opportunity provided by the closure of the airport to address other Airport Excellence in Safety (APEX) related items.