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The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Thursday said the Federal Government was resuscitating and making airstrips functional across the country to combat insecurity and boost commercial activities.
He stated this when a delegation sent by Emir of Hadejia and led by a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Hassan, visited the minister in Abuja.
Speaking specifically on Hadejia airstrip, Sirika said many reasons had pushed for the resuscitation of airstrips, among which was historical purposes and the need to combat insecurity.
He was quoted in a statement issued in Abuja by an official of the ministry’s Public Affairs Department, Sani Datti, as saying, “As we are facing security challenges, siting functional airstrip in Hadejia will help in combating insecurity.