President Bola Tinubu has sacked the six managing directors and directors-general of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
This is in line with his 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
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated that “the sack is in tandem with his Renewed Hope Agenda, which is to bring world-class standards to Nigerian civil aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the well-being of Nigerian passengers and the high cost of underperformance in the sector”.
In a disclosed statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development:
-Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kabir Yusuf Mohammed was removed from office and replaced with Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
-Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Tayib Adetunji Odunowo was removed from office and replaced with Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
-Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akinola Olateru was removed from office and replaced with 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 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 was removed from office and replaced with Joseph Shaka Imalighwe as the Acting Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act, 2022.
-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) 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 assumes office as the Acting Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority immediately. All of the above-mentioned directives of the President took immediate effect.
Furthermore, President Bola Tinubu 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 for the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU).
The President anticipated 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 of their administrative activities. Due to the high cost of underperformance in the sector, the President demanded the immediate establishment of world-class policy design, implementation, and regulatory frameworks to reposition the sector in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda.
