Gbajabiamila said this at the end of a meeting with
stakeholders in the aviation sector on Monday in Abuja.
He said that the meeting was aimed at resolving the
lingering aviation crisis.
“The Governor of the CBN and the Minister of Finance are not
here today because they in the ministerial retreat going in the Presidential
Villa.
“I am glad that we have taken your submission, there are a
lot of things to unbundled and we have rescheduled the meeting so we can chart
a way forward.
“While we try to look for solutions, I will plead with the
foreign airlines to show some good faith and open up your portal for business
to continue as usual so that Nigerians can purchases your tickets so that your
travelling agents can work.
“While you go back to status quo, we will look for how you
can repatriate your funds, if it requires a special intervention or whatever,
we will find a way to deal with it,’’ he said.
The stakeholders at the meeting included the International
Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON), travel
agencies and other actors in the aviation industry. NAN