President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the recently introduced cashless payment system at Nigerian airports following concerns that its implementation has caused severe traffic gridlock and hardship for travellers.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the State House, Abuja, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the President.
Keyamo said the directive followed reports that the newly introduced system at toll gates and other payment points around airports had led to long queues, causing many passengers to miss their flights.
He explained that the cashless system was initially introduced by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to eliminate corruption and improve revenue collection for the Federal Government, replacing a decades-old practice of cash payments.
