Rev Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) says adequate funding of the Nigerian airlines is necessary to strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement ((BASA) between Nigeria and Israel.
Uja said on Tuesday in Abuja that the Federal Government should get involved in funding of Nigerian airlines so that the industry would be globally competitive.
President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the immediate activation of BASA with the State of Israel in March 2016.
The agreement, which was signed in 2013, was to make all trips stress free, reduce the long hours pilgrims spend waiting for flight to the Holy land and ensure effective operations.
“I call on the Federal Government to fund our airline industry so that we can strengthen it to be able to operate and be more globally competitive.
“Right now, no Nigerian airline has the…
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