Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the two major
airports in the country – Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja – will be shut “sooner than later”.
Speaking with state house correspondents after meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, Sirika said this would help check the
spread of coronavirus.
He said although the presidential task force on COVID-19 is
in the best position to announce any action regarding that, he spoke in his
personal capacity.
Sirika is a member of the task force chaired by Boss
Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation.
“Well I think differently, this is my individual
perspective. At some points, these airports must be closed. This is my opinion.
But like I said, there is Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 of which I am a
member,” he said.
“But certainly and definitely at some point, these airports
must be closed (Abuja and Lagos), all of them in Nigeria will be closed. I
think it is the safest thing to do because these things multiply exponentially.
“But for a better brief, I think we have the forum, the
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, they will come up with a statement. But I
can guarantee you that, sooner than later the airports will be be closed. We
would close down these airports and we would issue the necessary notices to
airmen as to what time they would be closed.
“I think it will be very soon. It is better safe than sorry
and I think in my opinion, this is my personal opinion, if you want to catch a
fish empty the water.”
The federal
government had earlier shut the airports in Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu.
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