Kebbi: Airlines resume flights Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport after 11 months of inactivity

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By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi

Commercial flights have commenced at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi after the expiration of bilateral agreement between Kebbi State Government and Airline operators in March 2023.

Responding to questions from journalists in Birnin Kebbi, Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engineer Abdullahi Umar Farouk said the resumption of the flights which started on Wednesday was necessitated by Governor Nasir Idris’ desire to provide administration that prioritised welfarism as cog in the machinery of governance.

He said Government realised that most of the passengers travelling by air from either Lagos or Abuja to Sokoto were from Kebbi State, as such when they called for Government intervention, the Governor answered their request to buttress further how he cared for the progess of his people.

The Commissioner however disclosed that the agreement between the government and the airline, Ng Eagle Air, was for three months during which in each fight, 50 out of the entire seats in the plane would be paid for by government, pointing out that in the event all the seats were booked by passengers, no expenses would go to government.

Engineer Farouk said when the volume of passengers outnumber the capacity of the current aircraft, the administration would engage another airline to provide services to them in order to ensure that the people of the state have course to remember the benevolence of Governor Nasir Idris especially in the area of seamless air transportation.

The Commissioner said the Airline would provide three flights per week, Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while government would keep watch on them to monitor their compliance with the agreement, revealing that if satisfied the administration would sign a permanent agreement.