Nigeria's Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah
Nigeria's Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah states the Nigeria Aerotropolis project will create ten million jobs, and N100 billion will be generated annually from the initiative.
The Minister spoke at the Public Hearing by the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee probing the FCT Land Swap. Oduah is taking part in the land swap for the Abuja Aerotropolis project.
She says the projects, to be sited in Abuja and other major airports, will transform the economy and the living standards of the rural farmers through Perishable Cargo exports.
The minister said the initiative was private-sector driven, with 20 per cent equity holding through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Ms Oduah said the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) had endorsed the Abuja Aerotropolis for which documentation was being finalised for the land acquisition.
It will be recalled that the Federal Government intends to transform the Nigerian aviation sector into a "one-stop shop for travelers, tourists and commercial purposes alike through Aerotropolis concept."
The aerotropolis model brings together airport planning, urban and regional planning, and business-site planning, to create a new urban form that is highly competitive, attractive, and sustainable. It is a business planning model that brings clusters of travel-related businesses like tourism, hospitality, shopping, fashion and others together within an airport environment.
The government believes that the transformation would maximise the contribution of the industry to the socio-economic development of Nigeria through increased trade.
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