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LAAC Charges New NCAA DG on Performance

Osita Chidoka,  Minister of Aviation

Captain Usman Muhktar, the newly confirmed director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has been urged to surpass the records set by  Dr Demuren while in office.

Members of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), gave the charge in a congratulatory message to Capt. Muhktar.

The message signed by Mr Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, LAAC chairman on behalf of the league, congratulated the  immediate past acting director general Engr Benedict Adeyileka for bridging the gap and for ensuring that there was no vacuum and most especially, the retention of United States Cat 1.

Iwelunmo said the LAAC has no doubt that Captain Muhktar, haven worked in various capacities especially at the Accident Investigation Bureau, will discharge his functions effectively knowing very well the agency he has been assigned to take charge.

He was however cautioned him to be wary of sycophants that will surround him as soon as he assumed office warning that such people have pulled most helmsmen down in the sector and the need to carry his workers and the entire aviation community along.

“We are looking forward to seeing a new DG the will surpass the achievements of Dr Harold Demuren, that will take a decision no matter who is involved in order to sanitise the sector”

“We want a DG that will certify our airports and give the nations aviation face lift. A total overhaul of the airlines and their negative practices. To look into staff debts being owed by airlines in order to continue to ensure safety, safety, safety. Training of workers should be given priority as aviation is dynamic”

They declared that since aviation was guided by one international document that Nigeria can not afford to be left behind by continuing abiding by the international best practices.

The League noted that as the policeman of the aviation industry, the new DG must be firm and take control of directing the affairs in the aviation sector adding that the era of teleguiding of aviation parastatal chiefs was over.

LAAC also called on the aviation minister not to interfere in the running of the NCAA as the case has been with his predecessors stressing that it was the only way the industry will be better positioned, policed and to move the country’s aviation to greater heights.

They wished Capt. Muhktar the best in steering the affairs of the parastatals in the industry.

 

 

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