Former Governor of Akwa Ibom state Udom Emmanuel has stressed the need to concession Nigerian airlines for economic growth.
Emmanuel, who founded Ibom Air during his tenure as governor, said this while speaking to aviation reporters at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He stressed the need for the government to give preference to Nigerian airlines to help compete favourably with other airlines across the globe.
“I am not calling for subsidy for airline business but they should be given preference on certain things because we operate from the same market,” Emmanuel said. “Whether we like it or not the economy of the country cannot grow if people cannot move from one point to the other.
“Forget what the Western world keeps saying, there is no country on earth that does not have some kind of subsidy for its citizens. There needs to be some concession given to the entire aviation industry so that people can…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
