By Foster Obi
As a follow up to a final notice of payment issued to the above airports over a month ago, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified airlines, passengers and the general public that effective midnight of Sunday December 9, 2018, FAAN is constrained to withdraw the services of its Security officers and Airport Fire and Rescue Services from Gombe, as well as Kebbi and Bebi airports.
A statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs said that “This action has become imperative as the management of Gombe airport is indebted to the Authority to the tune of #607,289,972, while Kebbi and Bebi airports are indebted to the tune of #124,547,240 and #76,772,948 respectively without any concerted effort to pay up the debt.”
“The Authority has issued a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) to this effect so as to give operators into the airports the opportunity to review their logistics plan,” the statement noted.
