Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, announced the preferred and reserved bidders for the concession of major airports across the country.
Only 3 bidders were on time: The minister disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja. He said out of the four airports and cargo terminals approved for concession under the Nigerian Airport Concession programme, only three could meet the deadline of September 19, 2022.
“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 out of four Airports and Cargo Terminals as approved for concession under the programme,” Mr Sirika said.
The preferred bidder for Abuja Airport: “The preferred bidder for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was Corporation America Airports Consortium,” he said, adding that ENL Consortium was selected as the reserve bidder for Abuja airport.
Preferred bidder for Lagos Airport: According to Mr Sirika, TAV/NAHCO Project Planet Limited emerged as preferred bidder for Murtala Muhammed International Airports, Lagos and that Sifax/Changi Consortium was selected as the reserve bidder.
Preferred bidder for Kano Airport: He said Corporation America Airports Consortium also emerged as the preferred bidder for Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, explaining that there was no reserve bidder for the airport.
No bids for Port Harcourt Airport: “Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Port Harcourt, did not receive any proposals as the RFP deadline closed and as such has not had preferred and reserve bidders attached to it.”
Whats next?: He emphasised that the next stage of the programme would be the negotiations and due diligence stage.