FAAN MD pledges to use air cargo to grow Nigeria’s economy

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has promised to ensure that necessary infrastructure, such as temperature-controlled systems and testing centres, are made available at all airports in the country.

Speaking during a courtesy call paid to her by the representatives of Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT), Kuku attributed reasons behind providing the necessary infrastructure and other facilities at the airports to her determination to grow the economy of the country through air cargo.

While urging WILAT to key into the opportunity available in air cargo as regards agricultural produce, the FAAN MD used the opportunity to emphasise the role of WILAT in empowering, mentoring and supporting women in the ecosystem.

Urging women to be part of the end-to-end value system, Kuku remarked: “I do strongly believe that women in logistics and transport, both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and WILAT, will play a critical role in this drive.

“This is an opportunity for women nationally to play a role from the end-to-end value system. This is an opportunity to look at your constituency to see how we can further execute the roadmap that we are working on in different states.

“From our end in aviation, for the airports in particular, we have made commitments around the necessary infrastructure, which would include things such as temperature-controlled facilities and I am certain there are people or organisations that are part of the broader ecosystem for WILAT.”

She advised WILAT to look for ways of collaboration with relevant stakeholders even as she pledged FAAN’s support and collaboration.

The Global Vice Chairperson of WILAT, Mrs Folake Soji-George, who said the group among other roles mentor students from the Faculty of Transport and Logistics, Lagos State University, commended FAAN for its support to the group.

In her remarks, Chairperson, WILAT Nigeria, Mrs Khadijat Saidi-Shabi, congratulated Kuku on her appointment, revealing the plan by WILAT to decorate the FAAN MD with a role model award to encourage younger women in the ecosystem.

The height of the event was the presentation of congratulatory letter, card, sash and badge to the FAAN Managing Director.

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