President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu with immediate effect while other heads of other agencies in the industry were sacked and replaced.
A statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity said the purge in NCAA 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 wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders.
Those affected in the purge include the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [FAAN], Kabir Yusuf Mohammed and replaced by Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the FAAN.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency [NAMA], Tayib Adetunji Odunowo was replaced with Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk as the substantive Managing Director of the NAMA.
Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau [NSIB], Engr. Akinola Olateru was replaced by 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 was replaced by Prof. Charles Anosike as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology [NCAT], Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo was 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, 2022.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority [NCAA], Capt. Musa Shuaibu Nuhu was suspended from office to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] to conduct an unfettered investigation into the activities of the suspended Director-General and other senior officials in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
Capt. Chris Najomo was named as the Acting Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority with immediate effect.
President Bola Tinubu also approved the commencement of a diligent process 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].
Ngelale stated further that:” The President anticipates that the new leadership across this critical sector will uphold the safety, convenience, and comfort of the Nigerian people as primary and sacrosanct in all their administrative activities.
Due to the high cost of under-performance in the sector, the President demands the immediate establishment of world-class policy design, implementation, and regulatory frameworks to reposition the sector in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda.”
Source: Presidency Press Release
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