The Programme Chairperson of one of the world’s leading capacity
building institutes in the United States of America, Empowerment Plus,
Prof. Sheila Wall has commended the Federal Government on the
infrastructural improvement in the nation’s airports, especially the
Murtala Muhammed Internatuonal, Lagos.
Wall also hailed the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah for
the remodelling of the Lagos airport, which she said,
showed so much improvement compared to the last time
she visited Nigeria.
Wall gave the commendations while speaking to journalists in Lagos.
“I
am impressed with what I saw in Nigerian airport now compared to what
it was seven years ago when I led a team of scholars to Nigeria. I was
totally dismayed by the infrastructural deficit of Nigerian airports
that I saw seven years ago. The then terminals exposed the disturbing
level of total neglect. The navigational facilities were death traps and
one of my colleagues described the situation as airspace safety
catastrophe,” she said.
Wall, however, described the current
state of infrastructure at the airport as a great milestone for the
Ministry of Aviation, saying this a complete turnaround.
“I hope the authorities will sustain this level of
development in other key sectors of the economy,” she
stated.
To attract favourable rating by international community,
she said that Nigerian leadership must see the need for
operational infrastructures as a road map to address
developmental challenges.
Asked to comment on the recent scandal of car purchase involving Oduah, Wall
said,
“You know that your people who were benefiting from the deplorable
conditions of Nigeria airports will not be happy to welcome this
achievement. There must be a
premeditated, choreographic and coordinated scripts to
derail this good improvement Probably those who have
siphoned
the money meant for airports upgrade in the past were fighting back and
the leadership may end up being smeared. Your Minister of Aviation and
her team needed to be commended and not crucified for making a
difference. This is a clear indication that Nigerian will get it right
with capable hands on deck.”
While urging Nigerian media to promote Nigeria, she said,
“You have to promote good things about your country. It is an essential obligation for you as journalists to be
balanced, ethical and investigative in your reports. You
have
to report or write about good things recorded in your country not only
bad things. Some of these stories are relied upon by academicians,
scholars, researchers and policymakers in presenting the key indicators
or position of your country before the international community.”
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