The operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two, Lagos, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited has reacted to a viral photo shared by journalist, Cheta Nwanze calling attention to two pillars at the parking lot of the airport terminal.
Nwanze on Twitter captioned the photo, “This is MM2’s parking lot. Given the rate of building collapses in Lagos, can someone alert the right people so we don’t have another disaster on our hands?”
Newsflash Nigeria understands that the MMA2 is the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
It was a concession to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited in Build Operate and Transfer arrangement by the administration of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo when it commenced Aviation reforms in the year 2000.
The Terminal was built and commissioned with much fanfare and a belief that it will herald the needed improvement in terminal buildings and facilities at the national airports.
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But the operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two revealed that there are no cracked pillars at the MMA2 parking lot.
in a statement signed by its Group Corporate Affairs Manager, Mikail Mumuni, the operator said “There are no cracked pillars at the parking lot.
“The person who posted the picture is obviously not well informed.
“This is an expansion joint and not a crack. The expansion joint is a space provided in every substantial structure that enables the building or structure to breathe.”
