FAAN to ban bribe-takers from working at airports

Worried by the rising cases of acts of indiscipline at the nation’s airports, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned bribe-takers at the airports that they will be barred for life from working at FAAN airport terminals across the country regardless of whether the violator is a government or private-sector staff. FAAN Managing […]

Worried by the rising cases of acts of indiscipline at the nation’s airports, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned bribe-takers at the airports that they will be barred for life from working at FAAN airport terminals across the country regardless of whether the violator is a government or private-sector staff.

FAAN Managing Director, Capt Rabiu Yaduda, told journalists in Abuja on Monday after an emergency meeting with FAAN management, airport managers, and the Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, that the indiscipline at the airports was embarrassing FAAN and Nigeria.

Our correspondent reports that there have been a plethora of vides from Nigerian airport users exposing corruption at the airports, especially acts of soliciting and taking bribes by workers at the airports, especially the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

 “Recently we had videos showing the acts of indiscipline and extortions at our airports, they are embarrassing to FAAN, the aviation industry and Nigeria. So we had a management meeting comprising all FAAN airport managers, with the special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business.” Capt Yaduda said.