The Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN) has said it would commence cashless transactions across
airports in the country in order to foster ease of payment, create
payment options and improve the speed and convenience of payment
The General Manager Corporate
Communications, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in an interview in Lagos, said
all necessary arrangements have been made for the smooth take off of the
exercise bid to commence across the airports soon.
According to Yakubu, the cashless
transactions would reduce the cumbersome cash movement as transactions
would be made in different ways such as POS, money transfers, adding
that Remita agents have also been positioned strategically at various
points across the airports.
She explained that the initiative was
designed under the Presidential Enabling Environment Business Council
(PEBEC) to ensure convenience and curb corruption, noting that car
parks, cargo section, chartered /unscheduled flights among others would
be affected by the introduction.
“It will help FAAN to eliminate leakages
and further increase revenue base of the organisation. No government
official will handle cash during transactions when the exercise takes
off. We are soliciting the cooperation of all airport users,
concessionaires and the general public to ensure a hitch free
exercise,” Yakubu said.
She further added that the decision to
adopt digital payment was as a result of the success of the Executive
Order of the Federal Government in a bid to create enabling business
environment in the country, especially within the airports as entry
points into the country.
The new payment system, she stressed,
was to ensure that those doing business at the airports were not
harassed but are provided with accurate information on what and where to
pay at every point in time.
Yakubu said visa on arrival which has
commenced at the international airports was part of the Ease of Doing
Business, remarking that the digital payment was another feat to be
achieved.
She observed that at the end, it would
be a win – win situation for both FAAN and customers adding that the
agency has been repositioned to provide improved services for customers.
The agency is sensitising the public about the new payment system through jingles in the broadcast and other media.
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