The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has called for harmony between the Aviation Union and the management to strengthen the sector.
Festus made the call as the joint Aviation Union leaders paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Minister, while appreciating the union’s support and solidarity suggested a quarterly meeting for the Union and Management of the Ministry.
He said; “I appeal to you to sustain the support and to work with us to sustain civil aviation industry in Nigeria to achieve economic and human capital development.”
While promising to attend to their demands expeditiously, the Minister asked the Union leaders to make a detailed presentation of their demands and other observations in writing.
The National President of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Mr, Ahmadu Ilitrus expressed delight at the appointment of the Minister, particularly to the Aviation Ministry.
Mr. Ilitrus said he was optimistic that the transparency and human rights attribute of the Minister would be brought to bear in his present assignment as Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
He also enumerated the demands of the Union which include: “Pending relocation allowance for staff of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB); Capacity Building proposals from Leadership of Aviation Unions;
“Also Issues of the inability of some Agency to conduct the year 2023 promotional exercise; Issues arising from tenure policy and retirement age of non-academic staff in the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT); Statutory 40% remittance to Federation Account from Aviation Agencies amongst others.”
Mercy Chukwudiebere
