{"id":5883,"date":"2013-07-02T21:26:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T21:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/how-concessionaires-shortchanged-faan-spokesman\/"},"modified":"2013-07-02T21:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T21:26:39","slug":"how-concessionaires-shortchanged-faan-spokesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/how-concessionaires-shortchanged-faan-spokesman\/","title":{"rendered":"How concessionaires shortchanged FAAN \u2013 Spokesman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said on Tuesday that most of the airport concessions agreements signed between the authority and some firms several years ago were packaged by some persons in government to liquidate the agency.<\/p>\n

FAAN, according to its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr. Yakubu Dati, has embarked on revocation of some of the concessions to keep its operations afloat.<\/p>\n

Dati listed the concession agreements that skewed the interest of its 34,000 workers to include the build, operate and transfer agreement between it and Bi- Courtney Aviation Services Limited and the airport operations management system, signed with Maevis Limited as well as Terminal Zero.<\/p>\n

FAAN, he said had to stop the lopsided concession agreements which were aimed at stifling it out of existence and hand the parastatal over to individuals who had connection at the high places in the Presidency at the time.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said the concession agreements were forced on the agency by the highest political body in the country at the time.<\/p>\n

Dati stated that the activities of FAAN was at that time being directed by the Presidency and as a government organ, the management of the agency did not have any choice but to abide by the directive on the agreement, even though it was grossly tilted against its interest and the people of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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