Tinubu also said he anticipates that the new leadership in the aviation sector will uphold safety standards
President Bola Tinubu has authorized the sack and replacement of some Chief Executive Officers in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
Those affected include: Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Kabir Yusuf Mohammed who was replaced with Mrs Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku.
Mr Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) was also asked to go and replaced with Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk.
Others who felt the harmer of the president are Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr Akinola Olateru who was sacked and replaced with Mr Alex Badeh Jr.
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The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu was replaced with Prof. Charles Anosike.
Also affected is the Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo, who was replaced with Mr. Joseph Shaka Imalighwe as the Acting Rector, pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act, 2022.
The restructuring also claimed the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Shuaibu Nuhu who got 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 assumes office as the Acting Director-General immediately.
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 said he 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 of their administrative activities. Due to the high cost of underperformance 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.
All of the above-mentioned directives of the president take immediate effect.