Bi-Courtney bids for in’t airport seeks right of 1st refusal

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) yesterday expressed readiness to take over any of the four international airport terminals slated for concession by the federal government.   The Chairman of BASL, Dr. Wale Babalakin, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), said the firm was qualified […]

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) yesterday expressed readiness to take over any of the four international airport terminals slated for concession by the federal government.

  The Chairman of BASL, Dr. Wale Babalakin, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), said the firm was qualified to take over the airports listed for concession.

Dr. Babalakin also expressed readiness for an out-of-court settlement to resolve the lingering tussle over the concession of the MMIA2.

Daily Trust reports that the federal government had advertised airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt for concession.

 Dr. Babalakin explained that as a company with experience in terminal management and capacity, Bi-Courtney should have been given the right of first refusal, stressing that if given the right to participate, the company would change the face of terminals in the country.

 He said, “There is a bid going on for the four international terminals. In other countries where due process is done, the authorities will call on those who have done it before. But what is the success rate of the companies coming to Nigeria to operate? ow can the government bring expertise from overseas when you have them locally?

 “BASL is interested in anything that is intellectual infrastructure development. I am a lawyer and an infrastructure developer. We are interested in the concession. In fact, we should be the first option because in organized countries we would be given a first option offer.”

Babalakin disclosed that BASL has been approached by three African countries to build their terminals.