President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replaced the Managing Directors and Directors-General of the Agencies in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
The Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who made this known in a statement disclosed that the Directors affected include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigeria Meteorological Agency, Nigeria College of Aviation Technology and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
According to him, the change in leadership of the agencies is in line with President Tinubu’s determination to bring world-class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the well-being of passengers and stakeholders in the sector.
The President approved the sack of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Tayib Adetunji Odunowo and he is replaced with Engineer Umar Ahmed Farouk, the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
“Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has also been removed from office and replaced with Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
“Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akinola Olateru has been removed from office and replaced with Mr Alex Badeh Jr. as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau.
“Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu has been removed from office and replaced with Prof. Charles Anosike as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
“Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo has been removed from office and replaced with Mr Joseph Shaka Imalighwe as the Acting Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, by Section 13(2) of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act, 2022.”
The President suspended the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu, from office to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct an unhindered investigation into the activities of the suspended Director-General and other senior officials in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
Capt. Chris Najomo is now to assume office as the Acting Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority immediately.
Furthermore, President Bola Tinubu approved the commencement of a thorough process for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development to begin the recruitment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor and other principal officers of the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU).
The Nigerian leader demanded the immediate establishment of world-class policy design, implementation, and regulatory frameworks to reposition the Nigerian Aviation sector in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda.
Ngelale added that all the directives on the newly approved replacements take immediate effect.
