FG announces preferred bidders for three airports

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the emergence of preferred and reserved bidders for three out of four Airport and Cargo Terminals as approved for concession by the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme, NACP.

Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja, reiterating that there will be no job loss as a result of the concession.

He said the concession came after the Request for Proposals, RFP, adding that it was not the final outcome of the NACP programme.

Sirika, however, disclosed that Corporacion America Airports Consortium is a double bidder for the concession program, which are: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano.

He said that as for the fourth airport asset, the ministry is in consultation with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, to decide on the way forward.

He said: “The Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme (NACP), which came to a close on the 19” of September 2022 has seen the emergence of preferred and reserve bidders for three (3) out of four (4) Airports and Cargo Terminals as approved for concession under the programme.

“The preferred bidder for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, is Corporacion America Airports Consortium. ENL Consortium has also been selected as the reserve bidder for NAIA.”