FAAN to Relocate Tankers Along Airport Road

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is set to relocate all fuel tankers parked within the vicinity of the access gate at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja to a safer location within the airport.

The present location, Yakubu Dati, general manager, Corporate Communications (FAAN), said, does not only pose a security risk, it also impedes traffic during peak periods, since some of the tanker drivers are fond of parking very close to the main road, thereby reducing space for vehicular movement.

Dati said that plan to relocate the tankers followed series of meetings with stakeholders including oil companies, over the security challenges posed by the presence of these tankers especially in view present security situation in the country.

“To conclude the relocation a meeting has been scheduled between Customs agents, owners of the trucks, FAAN”s Aviation Security officials and officers from the Nigeria Police, to finalize all arrangements towards a hitch-free relocation”.

It is expected that the relocation of the tanker drivers will bring relief to airport users, especially staff of agencies working at the airport.