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May 1, 2019
The Air Transport Senior Staff Services Associationof Nigeria on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to jettison its plan toconcession the four major airports in the country.
The President of the union, Ilitrus Ahmadu, gave theadvice while speaking at the May Day programme organised by the aviation unionin Lagos.
The federal government had indicated interest to concessionthe Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt airports, to make them at par withtheir contemporaries across the globe.
However, Ahmadu said the unions in the sector hadcontinued to oppose the move because of its negative implications on workersand the entire industry.Ahmadu, however, commended the PresidentMuhammadu Buhari-led administration for a N22. 6 billion part payment ofseverance benefits of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited