Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Thursday in Abuja explained to President Goodluck Jonathan why the Benin Airport was shut by the State Government.
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Oshiomhole gave the explanation in an interview with State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with at the Presidential Villa.
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He said he was in the villa to brief the president on the circumstances that led to the disruption of activities at the Benin Airport that left many travellers stranded.
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He noted that the State Government acted in line with the law by demanding the remittance of taxes from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
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The governor also took the opportunity to condole with Jonathan and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on the loss of her mother.