ICRC, Systemspecs Commend BiCourtney on 10th Anniversary of MMA2

Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and SystemSpecs, an audit firm chaired by boardroom guru, Dr. Christopher Kolade, have hailed the pioneering efforts of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of The Resort Group and operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), which turned 10 recently.

In separate letters to BASL, the two organisations said the resilience of the firm was the reason the MMA2, the first privately-funded airport terminal in Nigeria, has remained the leading airport in terms of constant maintenance of facilities.

A statement issued by BASL’s spokesman, Steve Omolale, quoted a congratulatory letter personally signed by the DirectorGeneral of ICRC, Alhaji Aminu Diko, as saying, “MMA2 is indeed a great story of a pioneering Private, Public Partnership (PPP) initiative in the aviation industry in Nigeria and is the first successful privately-funded Design, Build, Operate and Transfer airport terminal in Nigeria, which introduced innovation to air transport management (in Nigeria)”.

Omolale quoted Diko to have stated that the needless controversy surrounding the MMA2 concession with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) regarding its agreement with BASL was regrettable, adding, however, that “We have received the commitment of the Minister of State, Aviation, to look into resolving the dispute in no distant future”.

The statement also said SystemSpecs in another letter addressed to the management of BASL and endorsed by the Managing Director, Mr. John Obaro, described the 10th Anniversary of MMA2 as “a landmark achievement”.