Less than 24 hours after sacking all heads of aviation agencies, the federal government relieved all the Directors of the agencies of their appointments.
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced the sack of the directors in a statement signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi.
The Directors were asked to hand over to the most senior persons in their departments/directorates.
Reports says that some of the Directors were appointed a few days before May 29 when the immediate past administration handed over to the new administration of President Bola Tinubu.
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The statement read: “Following the change in the leadership of the Aviation and Aerospace Development Agencies’ CEOs and MDs aimed to reposition the Aviation industry and ensure safe and efficient air travel experience by Nigerians in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr. President, I am directed to inform all DIRECTORS of the following agencies that they have been relieved of their appointments forthwith and should hand over to the most senior officer in their various directorates with immediate effect.
“The Directors of the affected agencies are as follows:
- Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
- Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET)
- Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
- Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
- Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB)
“I am also to inform all the agencies’ Board Secretaries and Legal Advisers that they are not affected by this directive.
“All affected DIRECTORS are to ensure strict compliance, please.”
Daily Trust
