Nigeria is Africa’s most viable aviation market – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described Nigeria as the most viable aviation market in Africa.

He stated this in a Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

The minister stressed for the country to open its market to attract investors who would help improve its infrastructure.

Keyamo said: “Nigeria is the most viable country in Africa when it comes to aviation, largest population, largest traffic, most positioned country to be a hub in Africa. So, let us begin to attract people to come.”

On why he is bidding to host an airshow in a country without adequate aviation infrastructures, the minister said that the fact that Nigeria has not fixed everything does not mean it will not try and advertise itself and bring in investors into the country.

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According to him, the only way forward in terms of infrastructure is to attract private investors because budgetary allocations cannot carry the big infrastructure plan.

He added: “The president in his wisdom has also instituted what we call the Renewed Hope Fund, but that also will provide a counterpart fund. It will not provide the full funding for some big infrastructure. So, what do we want to do?

“We have gone around the world and seen airshows across the world, Nigeria has not held an airshow before. An airshow is when you open up the country for investors to come and display their wares.”

By: Babajide Okeowo

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