Tinubu stops cashless payments at airports

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at the country’s airports.

This followed reports of traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja.

He noted that the policy had caused severe congestion and hardship for travellers, particularly at Lagos and Abuja airports.

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According to him, the cashless system was introduced to curb corruption and enhance transparency in revenue collection.

“The idea of introducing a cashless system was to eliminate corruption at the airports.

“However, with the introduction of the system, it created a lot of gridlock and Nigerians have been suffering because of the delays,” the minister stated.

He added that the President directed an immediate return to the previous payment arrangement pending improvements.

“Mr. President directed that we should suspend the present system because it creates a lot of gridlock.

“He said we should go back to status quo and then perfect the system properly,” Keyamo explained.

He said the President directed that the review of the platform be carried out expeditiously.

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