The Federal Government has signed a concession agreement for the Port Harcourt International Airport with PH Airport Limited.
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the Group Managing Director of PH Airport Limited, Eyo Asuquo.
In a statement, the minister’s media aide, Tunde Moshood, assured aviation workers that the arrangement will not lead to job losses. He said the unions, led by Ben Nnabue, endorsed the agreement after receiving assurances that no aviation worker would lose his or her job as a consequence of the concession.
Speaking on behalf of the unions, Nnabue said workers’ welfare and job security remained central to their consideration of the agreement, stressing that organised labour would not support an arrangement that threatened the livelihoods of its members.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Eyo Asuquo described Port Harcourt’s strategic location in the Gulf of Guinea as an advantage that could transform the airport into a major gateway for regional commerce, investment and connectivity.
By: Marian Ikisikpo, Port Harcourt
