President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal and replacement of the Chief executive officers of Aviation Agencies.
They include the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN Kabir Yusuf Mohammed who has ber removed and replaced with Olubumi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of FAAN
The Managing director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency NAMA Tayib Adetunji Odunowo was removed and replaced with Engt Umar Ahmed Farouk as substantive Managing director of NAMA
Also removed is the Director General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau NSIB Engr Akinola Olateru and replaced with Alex Badeh Jr as substantive Director General of the NSIB
Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency NIMET Prof Mansur Bako Matazu was also removed and replaced with Prof Charles Anosike as substantive Director General of NIMET
The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology(NCAT)Capt Alkali Mahmud Modibbo was removed and replaced with Joseph Shaka Imalighwe as the Acting Rector of NCAT, pending the appointment of a substantive Rector in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Nigerian college of Aviation Technology Act 22
Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation authority NCAA Capt Musa Shuaibu Nuhu has been suspended from office to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to conduct an unfettered investigation into activities of the suspended Director General and other senior officials in the NCAA as Capt Chris Najomo assumes office as the Acting Director General of the NCAA immediately
President has demanded the immediate establishment of World class policy design, implementation and regulatory frameworks to reposition the sector in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda
The President spokesman Ajuri Ngelari in a statement stated that President Bola Tinubu also approved the commencement of a diligent process to be conducted by the minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development to recruit a substantive Vice Chancellor and other principal officers of the African Aviation and Aerospace University AAAU
The president expects the new leadership of the critical sector upholds the Safety convenience and comfort of the Nigerian people as primary and sacrosanct in all of their administrative activities
The new appointment takes immediate effect
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