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SGF to Declare Open ACI Conference

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Bode Mustapha would declare open the forthcoming Airport Council International (ACI) to be hosted in Abuja, Nigeria. FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, who made this known, said the agency would use the opportunity to open up the aviation sector to internal and external investors. She explained that Mustapha would declare open the conference while the Minister of State for Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika, , Dr. Bernard Aliu, President of Council, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and Ms. Angela Gittens, DirectorGeneral li Tounsi, ACI World would also be in attendant. Others are Mr. Ali Tounsi, Secretary General of ACI Africa, Mr. Abderahmane Berthe, Secretary General of African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Mr. Bongani Maseko, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Airports Company, South Africa, Mr. Romesh Bhoyroo, CEO, Mauritius Airport, Ms. Isabel Zarza, Managing Director, Africa, Dufry, Mr. Sidi Gueye, Regional Director, Africa, International Air Transport Association (IATA) and a lot of other experts in the aviation industry. She added: “We are expecting experts to come with their wealth of ideas that will help us to move our airports from just being a government entity to more viable airports and the ones that can declare profit. “The Ease of Doing business too has helped us to move forward as we showcase our potential and activities”.