President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August 6, ordered the takeover of Nigeria’s airspace over the Gulf of Guinea from Ghana.
He also raised concerns over the lack of a national air carrier and instructed the Ministry of Aviation to expedite action on the setting up of a new one.
According to Thisday, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Binta Bello, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja after meeting with the president, explaining that Buhari’s order regarding the airspace was explained by the fact that the neighbouring countries now were able to cover their airspace by themselves.
“We have a directive by the president to start the process of securing the management of 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 the management of their own airspace from Ghana,” Bello said.