{"id":7450,"date":"2013-07-31T18:45:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T18:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/benin-airport-closure-faan-md-visits-oshiomhole-apologises\/"},"modified":"2013-07-31T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T18:45:32","slug":"benin-airport-closure-faan-md-visits-oshiomhole-apologises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/benin-airport-closure-faan-md-visits-oshiomhole-apologises\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin Airport Closure: FAAN MD Visits Oshiomhole, apologises"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have apologized to the Edo State Government and air travellers over the incident which led to the closure of the Benin Airport on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. George Uriesi led other management staff to governor Adams Oshiomohole in his office in Benin City to tender the apology.<\/p>\n “We deeply regret the events of yesterday and we will like to find out how we can avoid a situation like this arising in the future, because it is neither in the interest of FAAN nor in the interest of Edo State Government for the Airport to be closed down, because there was a lot of hardship and serious economic consequences as a result of the shutdown and there is need to settle this matter.<\/p>\n “I want to assure Your Excellency that FAAN is a good corporate citizen. I am convinced that there was a misunderstanding and I want to get to the bottom of this misunderstanding so that it does not happen again.<\/p>\n “If we have any obligations, we will meet them, and I hope that in the future if there are issues of misunderstanding, we will be able to talk about them quickly without them leading to delays and inconveniences to the public. So, sir we are here to reassure you of our respects and desire to be good corporate citizens and partner with the State Government to deliver services to the people of Edo State,” Uriesi said. <\/p>\n
JETHRO IBILEKE\/Benin
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