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MMA2: PPP model still holds the ace

Posted on by Wole Shadare
MMA2: PPP model still holds the ace

By Steve Omolale  One of the major challenges facing Nigeria today is the embarrassing dearth of public infrastructure. The country’s geometric rise in population over the last decades has led to too much pressure on the available public facilities, rendering them inadequate. Massive corruption in the public sector has not helped matters either, and this cuts across all the sectors of the economy. But in saner climes where those at the helm attach much importance…

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BASL boss, Jibodu, tasks govt to encourage investments with PPP support

Posted on by Wole Shadare
BASL boss, Jibodu, tasks govt to encourage investments with PPP support

The Chief Operating Officer, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Remi Jibodu, has called on the Federal Government to encourage existing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The support of such ventures, he said, would greatly encourage more people to invest not only in aviation but in other sectors that the government may not have the ready resources to invest in. Jibodu The MMA2 concession agreement under the Build Operate and Transfer…

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MMA2 @ 18: Proof of PPP’s magic wand, By Steve Omolale

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MMA2 @ 18: Proof of PPP’s magic wand, By Steve Omolale

That the iconic Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal Two, Ikeja, Lagos, popularly known as MMA2, is still standing solid 18 years after it started operation is a testament to the resilience, innovativeness, tenacity and diehard commitment and belief of its promoter and management that the project could, and has, indeed, revolutionised the country’s aviation sector. It is also a strident proof that the private sector holds the ace for the development of the Nigerian economy. As…

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