In a bid to ensure security, the Federal
Government has introduced measures to forestall unnecessary loitering
of unauthorised persons at all the nation’s international airports.
The unauthorised persons, according to
the government, include protocol officers, aides and escorts of
dignitaries who are usually in the habit of following their principals
to restricted parts of the airports.
Also, the Federal Government has
announced steps aimed at curtailing the gridlock at the international
airports, saying the present situation has become a source of
embarrassment to the nation.
Announcing these at a press briefing on
Monday, the Special Adviser to the President on Performance, Monitoring
and Evaluation, Prof. Sylvester Monye, said President Goodluck Jonathan
had in September 2013, set up a committee to achieve this as part of his
transformation agenda.
According to him, the committee has
representatives from the Nigeria Police, Office of the National Security
Adviser, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Customs Service,
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Department of State Security
Services, Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria and the Federal Road Safety Corps.
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