'He made my job easier' -- Keyamo hails Tinubu for ending Nigeria, UAE diplomatic row

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for bringing an end to the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates .over issues involving flight allocations and travel bans.The UAE had claimed that the ban was due to the surge in COVID-19 cases., UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority had approved a slot of three weekly flights from Nigeria to Sharjah Airport. The single flight was approved for Air Peace.

Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, said in a statement that Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to “immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria without any further delay”.“Special thanks to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT for personally leading our delegation to end this impasse with the UAE,” Keyamo said.

“All credit goes to him. His Midas touch during the discussion was crucial. He just made my job easier!”

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