NAMA Says Lagos Airport Runway Lightings In Order

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has refuted a newspaper report  that the emergency lighting at Runway 18Left at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport was defective.

According to Mr Remi Olajire, airspace manager, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, such a news report was totally false, mischievous and calculated to divert public attention from genuine efforts being made to further improve on provision of functional and seamless navigational aid.

According to Olajire, everything about the Runway 18Left was in perfect working condition, and therefore challenged any journalist who was in doubt to come for inspection of the facility.

He recalled that the said lighting system had International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) approval and since its installation in December 2012 when NAMA took over the function from FAAN, the Runway 18L has been a beehive of activities, as airlines have been using the facility on 24 hours basis since installation.

He challenged correspondents to do their investigations very well before going to press, adding that such a story could possibly have been sponsored by some disgruntled elements within the system since there was no iota of truth behind their claim.

Also reacting, Mrs Olajumoke Adetona, assistant general manager, Public Affairs (NAMA), decried the antics of some “brown envelope correspondents” in recent time, stressing that the agency may be forced to seek redress in court, if only to serve as a deterrent to some charlatans in the profession.

According to her, there has been no report of failure of the Runway 18Left lighting since installation in December 2012, either by the airline pilots or air traffic controllers, stressing that NAMA has dedicated hotlines where pilots and airline workers report operational challenges and prompt attention is given.
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