The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has granted approval for a total sum of N3,233,000,600 to be allocated for a contract involving the supply and installation of specialized, exclusive, and narcotic detection screening systems.
This initiative is set to cover five international airports located across Nigeria.
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, made this announcement on Monday following the fourth cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Keyamo emphasized that the approved funds will be utilized for implementing detection screening systems equipped with a drive-through mechanism.
These systems will be installed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, and two other airports in Enugu and Port Harcourt.
Highlighting the importance of this investment, Keyamo noted that the council recognized the necessity for such equipment to enhance security measures and alleviate Nigerians from past negative experiences.
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“You see various security agencies lined up, NDLEA, they say, open your bag, customs, open your bag, EFCC, open your bag, they will deepen their hands in your bags, So, we thought we should do something like you have TSA in America where you have detection machines, when they pass through, it detects explosives.”
He reeled out the advantages of this agreement by noting that the country has limited routes to South America.
Therefore, it would function as a vital transit route for Nigerians traveling across the region.
Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, also announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved Nigeria’s draft Human Rights reports.
These reports are set to be transmitted to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Fagbemi clarified that this approval was for the fourth cycle of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, in line with the regular practice of reporting on human rights records.
Regarding the content of the reports, he refuted claims suggesting that Nigeria employs children in the Armed Forces and discriminates against women.
He explained that such insinuations were based on misinformation about certain areas denying women the right to inherit their fathers’ property. #FEC