The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has condemned the menace of begging and extortion by some workers at the international airports.
Keyamo, who described the act an a stain on the ministry, promised to end the menace.
He maintained that officials involved in such unscrupulous activities are not directly under his Ministry, adding that he has met with relevant agencies to stem the ugly tide.
He wrote on his official X handle, “I have received several complaints about the menace of begging and extortion at our International airports by a few unscrupulous persons who give all of us a bad image. My phones are beeping every minute with messages about this from well-meaning Nigerians.
“Just to set the records straight, most of the agencies involved in this menace are not under the control of the Aviation Ministry, though they are stationed at our airports.
“However, I have been working closely with other Ministers, arms of government and agencies who are responsible for these agencies and a solution is in sight soon. We are all working under the coordination of the National Security Adviser who called a meeting a few days ago on this issue and we shall soon unveil practical steps being taken to stem this ugly tide. We thank Nigerians for their eternal vigilance on this issue”.
