The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has backed the move by the Federal Government to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to Lagos.
The move by FG to relocate FAAN and some units of the apex bank to the commercial hub of the nation had triggered controversies.
OsunDailyNG reports that while a cross section of Nigerians backed the move, others particularly, Northerners have kicked against it.
Reacting to the controversy, Uzodinma who doubles as the Chairman of the Progressives Governorsโ Forum of the All Progressives Congress, APC said the decision has some economic benefits.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, the governor said, โI listened to Ali Ndume, I listened to the Northern Senatorsโ Forum, I listened to the Emir of Kano. You can see the preponderance of opinions.
โAnd then the majority opinion is that merit should be the driving criterion for decision-making in the country.
โThe main aviation hub is in Lagos and if the operationโs department is sent to Lagos to be able to manage aviation operations effectively, I have not seen any ill in it.
According to him, moving the operations department of FAAN to Lagos โto supervise airlines makes economic senseโ.