Nigeria Builds "Ghost" Airports With No Passengers As Economic Troubles Persist | Firstpost Africa

Nigeria Builds "Ghost" Airports With No Passengers As Economic Troubles Persist | Firstpost Africa
West African nation of Nigeria is witnessing a severe economic crisis. Its people are burdened by surging prices of food, fuel and other essential items. President Bola Tinubu has been facing heavy criticism for his economic reforms. Though the government is borrowing more money to tackle this crisis, its priorities seem to be misplaced. Nigeria is on an airport building spree. But the most important element stands missing from its airports: the passengers! The rise in number of airports in Nigeria is starkly at odds with air passenger traffic. Watch this video for details.
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[@emmanueleko7683]

Nigerian Politicians and Corruption are Siamese twins.

[@knowledgecrystalchemistry]

So you believe them...Shame on you and your generations...The same airport that my mother used last year and we did a video right...I am ashamed of many Nigerians ..

[@emmanuelnwaneri3261]

Perfectly-said. Building of airports in a country where 80% (190m peeople) are poor & financially unstable is clearly got nothing to do with economic sense. 85% of Nigerians cannot afford to fly in aircrafts & will NEVER do so in their lifetimes. It's about corruption, simple. The governors/politicians use these huge projects to siphon/steal money cos that't the way they can "approve" or "borrow" funds which they will shatre with the contractors. Everything in Nigeria revolves around corruption, corruption & more corruption.

[@mychannel3774]

Not to forget the unholy trinity of ill-informed, expedient, reactionary ineptitude. They’re quite simply out of their depth, except when it comes to spending - *_on themselves._* 🤷‍♂️

[@SathyaswamyS]

Same in India

[@voicecommunities4810]

​@@mychannel3774 Absolutely CORRECT!

[@Prince_of_Winterfell]

Firstpost is becoming my favourite media channel... Please shine more light on Nigeria!

[@kolapoolaotan1108]

I fell in love with the channel two days after the invasion of Ukraine. I was looking online for the cause of the invasion when I stumbled on Palki Sharma. The name of the channel has changed but Palki Sharma remains my favourite person. The broadcaster I just watched here now also did very well. But it's my first time seeing her.

[@Chicharito413]

In Nigeria, mega projects like airports are used for embezzlement through overinflated budgets

[@VishalKhopkar1296]

at least they are building

[@didymario]

​​@@VishalKhopkar1296 but their people are hungry. Tackling the food crisis is infinitely more important that building airports with next to no traffic.

[@annea5781]

😢

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

In Abia State, under Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, the entire millions of dollars budgeted for the airport was completely embezzled. People are desperately still searching to find where the so-called "International" Airport is located, and nobody has been able to find it. Yep! Missing International Airport?

[@Virgo_0709]

Very true! Talk about wasting money to build an airport that will likely not drive traffic, speaks embezzlement

[@abu-ubaidasani1960]

I am a Nigerian. Unfortunately, this is true. The summary of the whole idea is "corruption", a sickening one!!! 😢

[@horizonsglobalmedia]

If you think that corruption is a Nigerian phenomenon, I am not sure which planet you are on.

[@emmanueleko7683]

​@horizonsglobalmedia I am a Nigerian living in Nigeria. I don't know what happens outside the country. I have been a victim of corruption since 1914.

[@alabidavid2895]

Mumu president

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

​@@horizonsglobalmedia which hole are you in?

[@taharka3897]

​@@emmanueleko7683by who

[@samuelfoss7304]

Nigeria needs more functioning sea ports for economic growth. Not airports.

[@chimikinnocent4527]

You are correct. But the one we have working, can we pay duties now

[@festusigiewe2914]

I thought you were going to say a good road network. What does an unproductive country have to export? You need to have money to pay for imports through the ports but a good road infrastructure promotes productivity and wealth creation.

[@samuelfoss7304]

@@festusigiewe2914atm I don’t think we export lots, but we import a lot of stuff. ATM most stuff that are imported into Nigeria comes through Lagos, then is has to be trucked to their final destination, thereby increasing the cost of doing business. But if every state that has the requirement to have a sea port has at least 2 or more ports, it will be cheaper to get the goods to the final destination, and jobs will be created too.

[@paulogo3482]

We allowed them. until we wake up like Kenya, let them continue to mess us up.

[@tmajec]

Nigerians prefer praying for divine intervention. They are a loud bunch but not brave.

[@bakeery]

Would you like to join a group of Activist to wake them up?

[@celestinaeffiom8010]

Yes

[@kennedyiroanusi5399]

White elephant projects to siphon finance

[@zeeone4492]

Unfortunately true

[@UnusualOscar]

Tunibu came to frustrate Nigerians Only the rich can keep up

[@Morgue12free]

Why is it Tinubu's fault? - the man only just took over. The country was already bankrupt by the previous administration.

[@AB-rg5pp]

Not supporting anybody, frustration is the main inheritance any president irrespective who will inherit in Nigeria. Except we want lie to ourselve.

[@henrypeterkin7825]

​@@AB-rg5ppgoes on to say he isn't supporting anyone, no one asked you that😂😂 but you're definitely telling yourself a lie 🤣🤣

[@user-dg9rf6yp2c]

What has Tinubu destroy in Nigeria. Hating . Obi would have done what or you igbos are hiding something.

[@omoruyio]

Only three airports accounted for 92% of passenger traffic?? Nigeria, always putting the cart before the horse 😢

[@dexterity_1st]

What's the 3rd one

[@niiadu1983]

I Smell Ghana influence.😂😂😂

[@morkujinirukandji4820]

@@dexterity_1stdefinitely Port Harcourt

[@dennisbrown7930]

​@@niiadu1983😂😅 We beg you, leave us🇬🇭 alone. We know nothing about this 😅

[@teazerfemi]

The worst part of it is that Ogun state that has the worst set of roads in Nigeria also built an airport which only had 1 aircraft landing on it since it was commissioned several months ago Lagos state that is riddled with horrible roads is building an airport in lekki sinking millions of dollars into the sea and yet some silly Nigerians won't stop calling you names because you said it doesn't worth it

[@AdrielMichael-lw4gj]

The second airport is Lagos is private funded and is viable bc a city like Lagos with a it big population needs two airports

[@oluwaseun3771]

Ogun state is one of the most useless states in Nigeria, yet it has a high potential for development because of its location but politicians won't let the state see the light

[@marony3529]

​@@oluwaseun3771U na too dey talk. Una no dey hide Una shame? Learn from our neighbours ,dem dey package themselves well.

[@ValentineKingsley-ez7we]

​@@marony3529in this country, which region exposed their self more than igbo...he choose to said the truth

[@Oluomachee]

​@@ValentineKingsley-ez7we where did tribe come in ?

[@ambessaseway5594]

Nigeria needs high-speed Railway 🛤 not Airport is much cheaper for travelers

[@dayosonictv]

Perhaps because of security boko haram?

[@zeeone4492]

Nigeria need good governance

[@seyoo3079]

@@zeeone4492 so, who is going to give us good governance since you know Nigeria needs it?

[@Kantz1]

Unfortunately, politicians are not thinking of what Nigeria needs. They’re thinking of what they can get out. Hence the ghost airports. They fly those things out when every one is busy looking at the other three airports.

[@TheNaijaboy007]

Minerals are being smuggled out Zamfara state. All THESE are smoggled routes.

[@daviddahunsi2048]

You got the point.

[@onochieosaji9427]

Nigeria defies all logic.

[@kardiamobile769]

Know said nigeria this is the problems we are all having stop saying nigeria alone be calling nigeria officials Government be adding officials Government not just saying nigeria. It is now you Nigerians beginning realizing that truthful your country have a ghost airport the passengers are ghost because the ambassadors are ghost too. Who is the ambassadors the same officials Government.

[@aaolowo]

Misplaced priorities…

[@edidiongekpo]

They are indeed lots of airports in Nigeria. The federal and state governments own them. The economy in Nigeria is not doing well so I do not know why we need so many airports.

[@Tellzel107]

They build it not for passengers but as a means to syphon money, because more than half of the capital for the project ends up in their pockets.

[@BlueIvory4]

Only the federal government owns airports. Airports are on the executive list

[@Tellzel107]

@@BlueIvory4 state owns airport too I guess.

[@sethjoseph4382]

Are they certified.

[@BlueIvory4]

@@Tellzel107 well they shouldn’t. It’s constitutionally illegal.

[@julianferrel3117]

Ma sorry Nigeria don’t have a president 😡

[@Horlah19]

Nigeria borrows money to pay National assembly members year on year.......... Nigerian lawmakers are the highest paid lawmakers in the world, even more than the USA They earn #36million monthly and the government buys them a #150million SUV each per senators and representatives 80% of Nigerian resources goes to them while leaving the masses impoverished I blame the countries and organisations borrowing them this money, cause they do not use these loans for a positive cause They keep handing out these loans to them just to waste it on greedy and unproductive politicians.

[@Cadet528]

This is just straight-up misleading

[@Kbaba-ti5tn]

Nigeria is not the higher paid legislature in the world that’s a false statement. It’s Alabama and Alaska, what about Singapore and Hong Kong. I do not support lawmakers earning high salaries no I don’t support such ideology. But we’ve to be accurate with your statements.

[@chimaumadi7321]

​@@Cadet528what is misleading about his statement?

[@Horlah19]

That's not even all So-called senior ranked senators get #500million each for constituency project which ends up in their pockets A senator named senator Ningi,stood up and criticised this and he was suspended for questioning them You can do your researches if you think all I said isn't true It is true, this is what goes on in Nigeria!

[@macanthony1982]

@@Kbaba-ti5tn wht you just replied with is somewhat misleading... because the naira is so damn weak.. it may look they get paid low... then they get all these ridiculous "allowances"... What the hell is a newspaper allowance??? Do any of them actually read the papers???

[@samuelfoigphmmadubuko5176]

Very unfortunate to be a Nigerian where ancestors are there political leaders 😭😭😭😭😭

[@saidat98]

Like the US

[@aeiou9456]

And the youth are selling drugs to children in other African countries, what a shame!

[@les_crow]

@@saidat98 Exactly, the age of the leaders is irrelevant. To Nigerians even the most common thing is wrong, it is easier for them to blame these things than do a deep analysis of the real issues.

[@tmajec]

I don’t think it’s a matter of ancestors. The young are just as bad, if not worse.

[@kesjakpor5861]

​@@les_crow, what are the real issues?

[@michaelogunronbi237]

It's a sad time to be a Nigerian.

[@Neddie2k]

The Airport in Zamfara is to ship out mineral resources.

[@InvestmentAnalysis421]

It's fascinating to observe the coverage of Nigerian news on both Firstpost and Wion TV KZbin channels, two prominent Indian TV channels. The active involvement of many Nigerians in contributing to both channels indicates their support for news reporting on Nigeria. Hopefully, in the future, Nigerian news channels won't face criticism for covering events in India. We are eagerly observing how future events will unfold.

[@SamMattew]

What do you think of Nigeria Mr man?

[@Cadet528]

What he thinks doesn't matter

[@Cadet528]

It is just shameful how Nigerians are supporting them and criticizing their own country

[@mcdonald1821]

They don't even report all the nonsense and deaths happening in india. Very hypocritical folks

[@fencomed]

@@Cadet528you are part of the problem in Nigeria. Suffering and smiling, smh Nobody is criticizing the country Nigeria, the criminal leaders you have there that are stealing peoples money buying houses in Dubai, etc.

[@ASK-hy3vn]

33 airports for what! whereas the busiest countries like UAE have less than 10

[@user-tc5ks1qt2d]

Some state in Nigeria has 2 airport.

[@sammie4989]

Whats the size and population of Nigeria compared to UAE?

[@HappyGolfCart-zs8vt]

Nigerian s are traveler's . UAE is not up 2 state in Nigeria out of 36 state

[@ozonzechibudike4293]

E.g? ​@@user-tc5ks1qt2d

[@nt3264]

​@@HappyGolfCart-zs8vt No way a NIGERIAN wants to insult THE UAE 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PhiwayinkosiMbuyazi]

Nigerians must learn from us South Africas🇿🇦. They must hold their government accountable and stop running to SA if things are not running smooth in their country.

[@BooksbyAFoster]

Every man has value. A single man can change everything if God is with him. Prayers for Nigeria... and all her men to stand up and be righteous... To stand up and save their country... Stand up!

[@Kantz1]

“Prayers for Nigeria…”. Really? That overused cliche is all you can think of right now?😳

[@donnababb2299]

Prayers without work is DEAD 😅

[@emmyreturn]

I'm a Nigerian and I'm ashamed to say this is true. Our politicians are pure evil.

[@mcdaniayo3711]

Most of these airports are owned by various state governments. Their are 3 tiers of government in Nigeria, we have the federal government and the state governments. The states are 36 in number with each of them having a government which is led by an elected governor. The states are independent to some extent because they have state budget and state parliament in all of the 36 states. So, It is not a fault of president Tinubu that some of the state decide to built airports. Tinubu does not even have the power to tell the state what to do with their budget.

[@Aimtubr]

You go explain tire!

[@robertalexander1595]

@@AimtubrAbeg no kill me, see as I dey laugh out loud alone for this ur comment

[@charlest2858]

He can block their federal allocation

[@kennethfrederick25yearsago20]

When people who applied for visas didn't get it, how can the airport get busy? Nigerians are really ready to travel out.

[@preciouschiwenduamadi1230]

3 Airports are owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and they accounts for 97% of the countries air traffic.. These 3 Airports are Port Harcourt International Airport, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.. These cities are where the bulk of Nigerian Economic Activities take place..

[@Shrapnel001]

You are wrong. Aminu Kano Airport, Kano is far busier than Port Harcourt and Kano was the first city in Nigeria to have a plane land in it. Go check your records

[@chukwunomsootusi3155]

​@@Shrapnel001He is not wrong. Aminu Kano only has about half the volume of port Harcourt airport. PH has 900k passengers a year while Kano only has about 600k or less.

[@user-zx9vk4ks6z]

What do you expect when the national infrastructure is concentrated in those areas? Instead of blaming lopsided development you pretend as if this phenomenon is occurring naturally. Even viable regional airports are blocked from receiving international flights by government policy which forces people to Lagos and Abuja. Port Harcourt thrives because of oil-related activities only..

[@RadioTV595]

@preciouschiwenduamadi1230 Bro, Apart from vote trading, what economic activities take place in Abuja? Please tell us, we are all ears. And people from other regions are forced into Lagos by deliberate government policy, nothing else.

[@preciouschiwenduamadi1230]

@@user-zx9vk4ks6z it baffles me to think that some uninformed people still thinks that Port Harcourt economic activities are only oil based, this was true like over 25yrs ago and not now, there is hardly any economic activities that thrives in Lagos State that does not Thrive in Port Harcourt.. Port Harcourt, Rivers State is the second largest economy in Nigeria after Lagos, since time immemorial up until now, Port Harcourt has a diverse economic activity, and when it comes to Economic Activities in Nigeria..this is how it can be ranked.. 1st=Lagos State 2nd=Port Harcourt, Rivers State 3rd=Kano State 4th=Abuja

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

"Ghost" Airports? HEARD OF "MISSING" INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT? In Abia State, under Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, the entire millions of dollars budgeted for an airport was completely embezzled, according to the current governor, Alex Otti. Oti said they are desperately still searching to find where the so-called "International" Airport is located, and nobody has been able to find it.

[@lanrea9373]

Which investor will invest in an unsafe environment.

[@DeEmperor1]

As a Nigerian, I can tell you that the airport in Zamfara is purely political. There is no international trade activities in that state to warrant an airport. The Northern Hausa/Fulani Muslims who setup a Sharia in that far North, want to have their own airport cause they felt left out since other regions have thriving airports. But there is absolutely nothing to warrant it. Even worse, the state is purely dependent on federal allocations to to function.

[@Shrapnel001]

This is not an issue of Hausa/Fulani, Islam or Sharia but your deep hatred, intolerance & Islamophobia won't ever allow you think straight or contribute meaningfully to any discourse. It is about the misplacement of priorities by our thieving political class. Shame on you man! Shame

[@Boombastic82]

The airport is for stealing minerals and other raw materials

[@francis5279]

It just like the airports in Takoradi, Tamale and Kumasi in Ghana. They don't perform very much at all. The so called leaders have no sense of what they should do with it.

[@kriskros1592]

Stupid

[@worldincredibletv2846]

You are wrong bro, Kumasi and Takoradi are busy, check the data before making statements online

[@francis5279]

@@worldincredibletv2846 The data is a hollow data. It does not create substantial revenue to help Ghana progress.

[@kofiarthur3749]

Who told you they don't perform well? All 3 Airports are local and didn't cost a fortune to build like the ghost ones in Nigeria. And oh yeah KUMASI Airport will soon go International

[@francis5279]

@@worldincredibletv2846 What's important is, are the airports making substantial revenue to progress Ghana?

[@smartbaba1321]

Meanwhile in Pakistan Airports now being own by Chinese government.. 😂😂😂😂

[@Radio9730killer]

Is still not better?? That is what they call investment

[@temidayotitilola6688]

😆

[@ochonganokwu]

Nigeria is next

[@kayodebanjo]

What is wrong with that a Nigerian owned company owns Gatwick and the Spanish own Heathrow

[@larrygii2448]

Ya said Dangote refinery has started to supply west Africa countries,why is there fuel crisis in Nigeria 😏.

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

Maybe the levels of beauracacy

[@dayosonictv]

Perhaps Dangote done even own the refinery he might be a front man - Africa's richest individual, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that his company secured in bank loans a swooping sum of about $5.5 billion to build the Dangote refinery. Dangote made this disclosure on Wednesday during the 'AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum' in The Bahamas.The question is where did the loan came from whoever loan u control u. i wont be surprised if the loan came from overseas, of course they will disguise it as a Nigerian bank

[@ApexKing00]

​@@dayosonictv bruh Nigeria Bank has alot of money and are capable of loaning money for investment Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa have banks across Africa not only their countries

[@harveysmith100]

Fantastic voice

[@longjidalu3845]

As a Nigerian, I am laughing at the comedy of errors that is my country. We are very religious yet very corrupt as well. The politicians would rather throw away funds meant for development than invest in the suffering masses. Poverty has been weaponized.

[@eveathfoster6598]

That's wasting of resources

[@ashokbraroo8845]

❤Chinese creation of infrastructure assets with no economic growth in sight ❤

[@MusehanaH]

Did the Chinese force the Nigerians to build these airports? 🤔

[@niyijayei5395]

@@MusehanaH no but they sure as hell are incentivising corrupt leaders in the developing world to sink their nations in debt due to their debt trap diplomacy ambitions.

[@ambessaseway5594]

It's built by Nigerians Chinese built the railway

[@templekanu6740]

These are locally built

[@ibrahimsuleiman8473]

What brings Chinese into this.

[@Starline-gv5po]

You are cool .I like your angles of thought all the time. - Pastor Chika

[@biafranwaezeudu181]

Divide zoo called Nigeria✊✊✊♥️

[@user-zx9vk4ks6z]

Flawed reporting. Yes 3 airports accounted for 90% of passenger traffic because by government policy, foreign airlines are not allowed access to viable regional airports and passengers are forced to use only those 3 airports. I bet you didn't know that, did you? So go back and re-do your report.

[@hughgraham6587]

Also has the record for largest number of abusive scam churches, with many now establishing branches overseas. Case in point, Winners Chapel.

[@davidorsar9703]

As usual Nigerians the say are resilient..😂 Suffering and smiling 😁

[@BooksbyAFoster]

Need to spend money on schools... and trades. They need to help the people directly... Stop borrowing money that you can not afford to pay back. Stand up... Nigeria... Stand up... Turn to the LORD and be strong... Do this and the Lord will bless your country. Jesus is real... Jesus is coming back. Jesus has been and always will be the KING.

[@uchechukwuleonard8080]

Very True Nigeria is on Airport Building Spree All the whole 36 States wants to build an airport 33 airports out of 36 States,no state wants to be left out

[@VIVABELLAVIVAHERMANO]

Go nigeria go

[@MukhtarTRuma]

UNBELIEVEABLE!!!

[@nala8920]

I agree

[@cjeygitau6505]

Don't forget Nigerians are almost 250million, so in future this shall be in use

[@saltech2024]

"Attracting foreign investment" Nigeria does not need foreign investment Foreign investment needs Nigeria

[@oladiranajayi7567]

Why did you not do proper research? Tinubu is the President of the Federal Government. The airports are mainly built by State Governments

[@goldsilver545]

Nigeria economy is crippled

[@lawrenceonuorah6019]

We are suffering from what the British created as a country. Nigeria can never work as a single country. Our forefathers negotiated our togetherness as a country from 1953 up to 1960. Unless the set Nigeria in 4 regions, we can never progress. From the current prophet of Umuezumezu

[@ExposingKogwuSamson]

@@lawrenceonuorah6019 You are suffering because Nigerians sold other Nigerians into slavery. You are suffering because of greed. It's 2024. British people are focused on Britain just like how people from Singapore are focused on Singapore. Your own corruption is your problem.

[@DNA_Agency]

And they busy comparing themselves with South Africa😂😂😂😂

[@olusayoasaolu8180]

You are not serious. South Africa has it's problem. Rape, drugs, poverty, segregation, nepotism etc. We can't compare. Your problems are hydra-headed

[@DNA_Agency]

@@olusayoasaolu8180 And Nigeria doesn't have similar problems???

[@olusayoasaolu8180]

@@DNA_Agency South Africa for instance is the headquarters of rape. You hardly heard of rape cases in Nigeria. But it's a norm in SA. So always face your own problems first before you deride others

[@DNA_Agency]

@@olusayoasaolu8180 Hardly hear??? Don't you think I'm dump. I know that country very well. I lived in Lekki for 9 months. You can't fool me. Fool those who never been into your country

[@olusayoasaolu8180]

@@DNA_Agency Nigerians don't disagree or debunk the problems in Nigeria. Nevertheless, the problems of drug use, rape etc that faced your country is at minimum or negligible in Nigeria. You need to go research the crimes in South Africa and you will be ashamed of even pointing fingers to others

[@annamojapelo2292]

Interesting

[@iyibu01]

This is true currently but in medium to long term these airports may well become revenue generators especially if the dangote refinery starts producing low cost jet fuel. This will reduce cost of operating and reduce air fares significantly. This boost domestic air schedules. So your opinion is only a short term view.

[@aaronzulu8706]

It will be used by next generation

[@user-tp4yd1zs8e]

Biafra is the only solution.

[@abdulrasheedbuhari5116]

They civil servant in cohort with the politicians embezzle the country wealth move substantial amount off shore. The airports were constructed for the politicians and civil servants, few business are in operation which barely makes any profit due to hyper inflation, corruption and exploits of the common people. The future is uncertain and hopelessness prevail, poverty is trending and crime is fashion.

[@ItaIta-cu5co]

Airfares in Nigeria haven't doubled. They have increased at least 10 fold.

[@LifeplexTV]

Nasarawa having international airport when Edo State doesn't have one. What an intentional mistake which the indign percentage of the people that travel out of Nigeria is less than 5% compared to other state of 30%. How are they even doing an economic objectives and evaluation of these kind of projects?

[@geoffreyosuji6166]

There is Airport in Benin City, though not international as others are tagged.

[@LifeplexTV]

@@geoffreyosuji6166 exactly my point. An international airport should be prioritised based of the frequency of the people in that location. An international airport should be in all geopolitical zoning statically. Same with sea ports, and any federal institutions. It's called balancing and economic vibrancy.

[@andreahinds649]

The people must take over

[@NoraUG123]

Open all your eyes my, ears, noses mouths my Nigerians Brothers and Sisters. Don’t leaves your country for others to take advantage. You’re naturally Richer where most of you are running to. Hopefully common sense will kicked in. All the best and be awoke.

[@JulianaJohn-l8m]

Right

[@benedictkanu6062]

Oh Africa

[@ikechukwuamobi1998]

Please which state this Ghost Airport

[@ogalaali4439]

It's like giving up on Road travel because they can't handle the security situation

[@georgeemenyeonu1511]

Masses are too docile. They accept all the rot from people in positions of authority.

[@teazerfemi]

They are too gullible because of sentimentalism used by politicians to brainwash them religion and ethnicity

[@ASML97]

Life is pretty tough in Nigeria

[@amadianayo3947]

Imagine spending 24M on an airport that is not being used...shame. I weep for my country. If I have the means I would start by changing the infrastructure of my immediate environment to provide stable electricity and good roads.

[@DaxL_net]

I thought they were buying an Airbus private jet for the president costing 300 plus USD million. They live opulently carefree.

[@akeemsalami1764]

There are 36states in Nigeria, the so called airport in Gusau is being constructed by the state govt,it doesn't concern FG,the state folks should hold their Govs accountable.

[@nishu413]

Who is funding of airport construction. Nigerian govt or loan from foreign entity. This question's answer will make everything clear

[@asgard6118]

China. They are giving loans for projects that are useless. Politicians get their cut and China gets to take over assets of Nigeria. Africa😮

[@OilOasis-z2w]

E no go everly better for these leaders 😢😢

[@mrsonomecaretta6455]

See the good in your country not always bad things. At least it was built.

[@maryelianah2143]

I always tell Nigerians...go to som other African countries and you will thank God for what you have

[@henryjosiah745]

U are sick ..

[@MeMe-yi1zz]

Building mega projects in the Northern region of Nigeria is a colossal waste of funds. It's either they are remain unused or destroyed by terrorists.

[@IkengaMaz]

I rather watch WWE entertainment than to watch Nigeria government with their dramatic

[@ipedraipedra]

Guzuo Zamfara is building an airport, no problem. But why must Nigerian government always denie such infrastructure to be sited in the south east.

[@macanthony1982]

Tinubu says that he travels the world to attract foreign investment.... YOU CANT ATTRACT WITHOUT AT LEAST POWER INFRASTRUCTURE!!!!

[@davedon260]

Nigeria used international airports for smuggling of arms and illegals 😂😂. Not for making money.

[@user-jr9tx9sy1m]

Tinubu and APC are disaster personified.

[@oniosas]

Where is Nigeria Airways?without Nigeria own aircraft those airports cannot function, the government needs to acquire airplanes and open routes round the world with every state with functional international airports

[@Dymitri-Babushka.]

Until we come together like kenya,nothing can change

[@chumaokoye5084]

Pls always give a collect news . Can be able to name those 30 airports as said and theirs states

[@chinedujames638]

The beginning of Nigeria's problem is when we voted All Past Criminals political party (APC) in 2015. Nigeria moving on a fast train taking us from bad to worst

[@esifaemmanuel231]

The corruption in Nigeria is now on the high side, looting without impunity. Government officials now builds airport because of the fund they want to loot and embezzle, not because of her citizens.

[@marcopeel]

Why?

[@niiadu1983]

😂😂😂 Ghana putting pressure on Nigeria. After all the youtubers mockings work.

[@thewiningteamtv]

😮

[@WHITE526]

The problem of Nigerian is never the leaders the people coming together are more powerful then the government if the youth fail,s to come together like kenya,s did this whole suffering never stop

[@philomenaajome8262]

The Genz’s will manage it all, the world is changing

[@GoldenGracie484]

Corruption is Terrorising Nigeria

[@metrolens_]

The only reason they are building airports is to escape from bad roads and high insecurities on the roads. The Govt choose not to provide jobs. Instead they run from the effect of lack of employment

[@davidbasil2688]

Nigeria’s British experiment is a failure. Britain come and take your business centre. We the indigenous people will like to create our own country with our interest at heart.

[@ExposingKogwuSamson]

@@davidbasil2688 Classic, Still blaming Europe for your problems when in fact Europe is busy dealing with their own issues. Nigeria is corrupt because Nigerian men lack the ability to take responsibility for their own corrupt behavior.

[@Africa2DaWorld]

How you keep building more airports and no passengers? Can’t make this up.

[@janerama-nq6rw]

We’ve the money, we just don’t know what to do with it, this statement was made by a Nigerian politician 😢

[@smilechocolatekiss2971]

Instead of starting with security, job and stability and infrastructure building, No He just have everything backwards

[@chikadibiaroy1763]

❤

[@biafranwaezeudu181]

Biafra is our last hope❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@user-zx9vk4ks6z]

That desert looking place with red dust and no trees, is that in Nigeria too? What's the name of the place, do people live there? Why would anyone go there?