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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Aviation to take over management of the Nigerian airspace in the Gulf of Guinea from Ghana.
According to the Permanent Secretary Hajiya Binta Bello, Buhari ordered her ministry to begin the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace which, she noted, Ghana had been managing since 1945.
“We’ve a directive by the president to start the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace over the Gulf of Guinea which Ghana has been maintaining since 1945, and there is a move on the ground by Togo and Republic of Benin to take over their own airspace from Ghana,” she said.
Bello said the president also ordered the ministry to expedite action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country.
Daily Trust
According to the Permanent Secretary Hajiya Binta Bello, Buhari ordered her ministry to begin the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace which, she noted, Ghana had been managing since 1945.
“We’ve a directive by the president to start the process of securing the management of the Nigerian airspace over the Gulf of Guinea which Ghana has been maintaining since 1945, and there is a move on the ground by Togo and Republic of Benin to take over their own airspace from Ghana,” she said.
Bello said the president also ordered the ministry to expedite action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country.
Daily Trust
