Completion of MMIA Terminal 2 attracts huge economic dividends – BMO
By KEMI KASUMU
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the completion of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 as a big boost to the federal government’s policy of Ease of Doing Business in the country.
The group noted in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, that the terminal with its state of the art facilities has the capacity to carry about 14 million passengers every year.
“This will in no small measure increase the attraction of foreign investors to Nigeria as well as boost tourism in Nigeria”.
BMO noted that the terminal 2 project started in 2013 and was completed by the present administration in 2022 under a bilateral agreement with the People’s Republic of China. “Apart from restoring confidence in foreign investors, the completion of the airport terminal 2 will boost the image of Nigeria, decongest the airport and reduce the problems associated with operations at the airport.
“In addition, with the completion of the airport terminal, Nigeria will be in a position to earn more foreign exchange from visitors, which remains a critical factor in global business transactions.
“It is also a thing of joy that from September 2022 five airlines will start international operations at the completed terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport and this will create about 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians.
“We therefore applaud the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for its gigantic infrastructural works in the country. Since the construction of the first terminal about 40 years ago, only the Buhari administration has made deliberate efforts to upgrade the country’s airports to international standards”.
The group added that these projects are evident at four major international airports in the country, namely the Port-Harcourt International Airport, Aminu Kano International Airport, Akanu-Ibiam International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
