FG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONALIZE SOKOTO HAJJ AIRPORT AHEAD OF 2026 PILGRIMAGE. (PHOTO).

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 FG Reaffirms Commitment To Operationalize Sokoto Hajj Airport Ahead Of 2026 Pilgrimage The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced that the Sokoto State Hajj Airport is set to become operational ahead of the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage. The Minister of Aviation and Eerospace Festus Keyamo reaffirmed this commitment during a meeting with Sokoto State Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu. Keyamo highlighted Sokoto's importance for Hajj operations and assured that relevant agencies are working to meet necessary infrastructure and operational requirements. He directed officials to identify and address potential bottlenecks. Governor Aliyu says the airport project is 90% completed and funded by the state government with five aircraft being acquired. He appealed for expedited approvals to operationalize the airport for the 2026 Hajj. The Ministry remains committed to enhancing aviation infrastructure under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda. One more photo below...

PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL PANEL ON SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE



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PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL PANEL ON SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES



Sequel to President Bola Tinubu's six-week suspension of the four (4) programmes under the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), President Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel, which will be led by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun.


This Special Presidential Panel is tasked with immediately undertaking a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes with a view to implementing a total re-engineering of the financial architecture of the programmes with detailed modification to procedures guiding the programmes' implementation moving forward.


The Special Presidential Panel, which is comprised of ministers representing strategic sectors and will ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to the reform effort, is made up of the following members:


(1) Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance - Chairman


(2) Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare - Member


(3) Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning - Member


(4) Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation - Member


(5) Honourable Minister of Communicatons, Innovation and Digital Economy - Member


(6) Honourable Minister of State for Youth - Member


President Tinubu anticipates that this Special Presidential Panel will validate the confidence reposed in it by winning back all lost public confidence in these vital programmes over the years by ushering in a new era of operation based on open and accountable governance frameworks that will prove impervious to abuse and incompetence for the exclusive benefit of disadvantaged households across our nation.


Chief Ajuri Ngelale


Special Adviser to the President


(Media & Publicity)


January 13, 2024

 

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