Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo is on a working visit to Houston, Texas United States of America on his ongoing quest to solicit for investors for the Aviation industry.
A statement issued by the
Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Mr Tunde Moshood, said the minister was a guest of honour at the Fidelity International Trade & Creative Connect that held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las America, Houston, Texas where he met with the Mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner and his team members.
According to the statement, at the meeting where some eminent members of the Nigerian community were in attendance, the Keyamo touched on issues of bilateral relationship regarding the resumption of direct flights from the US to Nigeria.
His words: “I spoke with the Mayor of Houston Texas, and his team to advance talks regarding the resumption of direct flights from Houston to Nigeria”
Other interesting diplomatic consideration the two envoy looked at is the opening of a Nigerian consulate in Houston.
The Mayor, Sylvester Turner had earlier in the year visited Nigeria to initiate discussions on the possibility of having the mutually beneficial diplomatic relationship of the United Airlines flights resumption and the opening of Nigerian Consulate in Houston.
While the Minister used the opportunity to tour the fast developing Aerospace of the city in Elington,he declared; “during my visit to Houston, I also took time to visit the fast developing Aerospace of the city in Elington. I met Mr. Arturo Machuca, Director of Elington Airport and Houston Spacesport and his team who did a detailed presentation to us and conducted us round the Aerospace. We were well guided on the development of our own Aerospace”.
