By Ada Nkong
Nigeria is billed to host the prestigious ACI Africa’s Acrobatics Regional Conference and Exhibition next September, 2026.
and the visit by the ACI-Africa delegation was primarily aimed at assessing the nation’s level of preparedness for the continental event.
In furtherance of this, Minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo Aviation receives a delegation from ACI-Africa led by the Secretary General , Mr. Alli Tounsi.
A statement by Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser Media to the Minister says the ACI Africa’s delegation visited alongside Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s executives including the Managing Director, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire and Director, Commercials and Business Development, Adebola Agunbiade.
In his remarks, Mr. Tounsi emphasized the strategic importance of Nigeria’s role in African aviation and the strong case for the country to host next year’s regional conference.
He said, “Nigeria must host this next Acrobatics Regional Conference adding that since BAGASSO is already in Nigeria, it is only right that ACI Africa is here too.”
Responding, the Minister warmly welcomed the ACI Africa Secretary General and expressed Nigeria’s full readiness to host the event. He assured the team that Nigeria has the capacity, the infrastructure, and the commitment to deliver a world-class conference.
Moshood further states, speaking on the nation’s preparations, the MD/CEO of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, outlined several initiatives already underway to ensure a successful hosting. She revealed that although the event is tentatively scheduled for September 2026 in Abuja—with the exact date to be announced—Nigeria is taking proactive steps to meet and surpass expectations.
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