The federal government says it has temporarily suspended the helicopter landing levies on operators.
On April 26, the federal government granted exclusive rights
to Messrs NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited, an aviation consulting firm, to
collect helicopter landing levies across the country.
The ministry of aviation and aerospace development, on May
14, said the introduction of helicopter landing levies is to sustain
surveillance and is in line with global best practices.
According to a statement on Friday by Odutayo Oluseyi, the
ministry’s spokesperson, the suspension follows deliberation between Airline
Operators of Nigeria (AON) executives and Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation
and aerospace development.
“Following a meeting
with the AON executive on the issue bordering on Helicopter landing levies
collection at Aerodromes, Helipads, Air Strips, etc, Minister of Aviation and
Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has temporarily suspended the enforcement
granted Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept Ltd, by the Federal Government, as
consultants to collect such levies,” Oluseyi said.
“The suspension is with effect from 30th May, 2024. This,
the Minister said is as a result of clamor for review by some stakeholders in
the industry.”
According to the statement, Keyamo has constituted a
committee comprising members from the ministry and its relevant agencies, AON,
international oil companies (IOCs), and Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept.
Oluseyi said they are charged to look into the concerns
raised by stakeholders and submit a report on or before the end of June.
“Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept Ltd was granted the exclusive
right by the Federal Government as consultants to collect such levies which
stakeholders have expressed their reservation on the appropriateness of the
levies,” the spokesperson said.
The recommendations of the committee, according to the
statement, would proffer a way forward.
The development comes after helicopter operators rejected
the fee, saying it could pose a serious threat to the sustainability and
viability of the helicopter transport sector.
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