Nyesom Wike and  Festus Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, met with his counterparts, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar in Abuja.

In a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday night, Keyamo said he met with them to resolve issues involving their ministries.

The Aviation minister said he met with Wike to jointly work to resolve the issue of the FCT indigenes who need to be compensated and relocated before the construction of the 2nd runway at the Abuja airport can commence in earnest.

Keyamo also stated that he met with Tuggar to resolve the issue of the resumption of Emirates Airline flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the related issue of resumption of issuance of Dubai visas to Nigerians.

The Aviation minister asserted that they are presently making progress on these issues, and solutions will be provided in the shortest possible time.

He wrote: “Earlier today, I met my counterparts in the FCT and Foreign Affairs Ministries to jointly resolve issues involving our Ministries.

“The first is to jointly work with the FCT Ministry to resolve the issue of the FCT indigenes who need to be compensated and relocated before the construction of the 2nd runway at the Abuja airport can commence in earnest. The contractors have been mobilised to move to site.

“The second is to work with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to resolve the issue of the resumption of Emirates Airline flights to Dubai/UAE and the related issue of resumption of issuance of Dubai visas to Nigerians.

“We are presently making progress on these issues.”