The Federal Government on Sunday said the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos will increase operational efficiency and reduce operating costs.
In a statement, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, dismissed claims that the relocation of some departments in the two agencies are political moves to marginalise a section of the country.
Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South as well as chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forumand other northern groups had kicked against the moves by FAAN and the apex bank, insinuating that it was an attempt to marginalise the north.
However, the minister said that it is not true that the relocation to Lagos of the Headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and of certain departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria, are political moves aimed at marginalizing a section of the country.
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