Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo has firmly declared an end to VIP privileges at airport access gates, blaming them for massive revenue losses under the ongoing push for a cashless payment system.
During an on-site inspection of the hybrid payment system’s rollout at the tollgate of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on March 13, 2026, Keyamo stressed that VIP exemptions where influential figures bypass payments have cost the government dearly.
“We must not do VIP here again because half of our revenue goes to VIP,” Keyamo said. “Everybody is a big man in Abuja, that’s the problem. There’s hardly anybody you see in Abuja who doesn’t have FG printed on their business card, whether SA, SSA, or SSTTA.” See More/Details