In a renewed drive to capture more revenue for the authority, the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN), yesterday took over operations at the
access toll gate of the Murtala Muhamed International Airport, Lagos .
The General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr Yakubu Dati, confirmed the
take over.Dati said the take over of the access tollgate brings to an end, the
management of the toll plaza by one of its concessionaires: I - Cube West Africa
Limited .The firm was engaged by FAAN a few years ago to manage the toll plaza
and remit to the authority about N40 million monthly under a bank guarantee
arrangement with a commercial bank.He said : “In the period while the firm
managed the toll plaza, it was unable to meet the agreed monthly obligation to
the authority , in addition to failure to carry out expansion work on the toll
plaza.
As part of measures for the effective take over of concession, FAAN, earlier in the year embarked on massive expansion of the toll plaza to accommodate more vehicles as well as ease the flow of traffic along the ever busy airport road.
Yesterday , personnel of the commercial department of the authority formally commenced management of the six lane toll plaza, which has been automated for efficiency.
Scores of motorists and airport workers described the take over of the toll plaza as part of the revolutionary steps by FAAN to offer world class facility to a customer centric industry.Management of the toll plaza at the Lagos Airport by personnel of FAAN is expected to enhance the revenue of the authority as well as improve commercial offering in non aeronautical areas.Meanwhile, Dati said work has reached advanced stage at the new access toll plaza at the cargo /hajj camp axis of the airport.Scores of motorists that ply the access toll plaza expressed excitement over the orderly take over of the plaza with no increase in toll charges.Tickets were issued to motorists that ply the road, in addition to airport workers and stakeholders that have pre paid stickers in their cars that give them free acess to the Airport environment.
culled from Leadership
As part of measures for the effective take over of concession, FAAN, earlier in the year embarked on massive expansion of the toll plaza to accommodate more vehicles as well as ease the flow of traffic along the ever busy airport road.
Yesterday , personnel of the commercial department of the authority formally commenced management of the six lane toll plaza, which has been automated for efficiency.
Scores of motorists and airport workers described the take over of the toll plaza as part of the revolutionary steps by FAAN to offer world class facility to a customer centric industry.Management of the toll plaza at the Lagos Airport by personnel of FAAN is expected to enhance the revenue of the authority as well as improve commercial offering in non aeronautical areas.Meanwhile, Dati said work has reached advanced stage at the new access toll plaza at the cargo /hajj camp axis of the airport.Scores of motorists that ply the access toll plaza expressed excitement over the orderly take over of the plaza with no increase in toll charges.Tickets were issued to motorists that ply the road, in addition to airport workers and stakeholders that have pre paid stickers in their cars that give them free acess to the Airport environment.
culled from Leadership
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