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President Tinubu don suspend cashless system for Nigerian airports
Aviation minister Festus Keyamo add say di President don order dem make dem bring back di old payment system for now
President Tinubu don suspend cashless system for Nigerian airports
Pipo dey complain of di cashless parole for busy airport / Reuters
5 Machi 2026

President Bola Tinubu don tell dem make dem stop di new cashless system for airports for Nigeria.

Na di Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, bin announce dis one for State House for Abuja afta di Federal Executive Council meeting wey di President chair.

Keyamo yarn say di new system don make moto dey jam for airport roads, especially for Lagos and Abuja, and plenty passengers don miss dia flights because of long queue.

E explain say FAAN bin introduce di cashless system to stop corruption and make Federal Government dey collect money beta, because for more dan 50 years dem dey collect cash for toll gates and car parks.

But di minister tok say no be up to one week di cashless system start, and traffic don spoil for airport roads. Di President no gree, say di wahala too much for travellers.

"Mr President bin really dey pity di people, and di fact say plenty Nigerians dey miss dia flights. So Mr President tok make we stop di system because di wahala plenty," Keyamo tok.

Di minister add say di President don order dem make dem bring back di old payment system for now, while dem dey work on better electronic way wey go beta pass.