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Also that month, talking about the financial difficulties faced by several
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In April 2009, he said he had reviewed all agreements the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria had signed with concessionaires and concluded that some were completely lopsided, ignoring the interests of the government. In September 2009, Omotoba was directed by the attorney-general
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