Skip to main content

ODUAH BOWS OUT, THANKS JONATHAN, NIGERIANS


 
Immediate past MInister of Aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah has commended President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, workers and Stakeholders in the aviation sector for the opportunity to serve the country and for the tremendous support given to her during her two and a half years' stewardship as Aviation Minister.

Oduah made the commendation shortly after officially handing over to the Surpervising Minister and current Minister of State, Trade and Investment, Dr Samuel Ortom, JP.

" It was a great privilege to be chosen from amongst over 160 million Nigerians to serve in the Federal Cabinate. My profound gratitude goes to Mr President who provided me with this rare privilege. I also want to thank him for all the support he acorded me to pursue his Transformation Agenda in the Aviation Sector. I equally wish to thank my personal aides, aviator sector workers and stakeholders who partnered with me to realize our Vision and Mission in the sector", Oduah declared, continuing:

"During my tenure, we gave our best to institute reforms in line with Mr President's Transformation Agenda. We produced the Aviation sector Master plan and implementation Road Map. Using the Master Plan and Road Map, we were able to reconstruct and remodel all 22 federally-owned airports across the country. We also commenced the construction of five new international terminals in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Kano.

"We also introduced the Perishable Cargo and Aerotrolis concepts to drive the growth and development of not only the aviation sector, but also the Nigerian economy. Construction of the cargo terminals has commenced across 16 airports across the country while modalities have been completed to kick-start the Aerotropolis project. We also carried out institutional reforms, built the capacity of NCAT to produce enough professionals both for the local aviation market and for export.

"My greatest satisfaction comes from our accomplishments in the area of safety and security of the Nigerian airspace. We were able to procure, update and install safety-critical infrastructure that has repositioned the sector to achieve our objective of zero-accident rate in the Nigerian airspace.

The former Minister said the reforms instituted during her tenure will no doubt propel the sector to greater accomplishments and expressed the hope that her successor will sustain the tempo and momentum of transformation in the interest of the sector, the air travelers and the Nigerian economy.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Keyamo on Investment Drive in France

  The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,Barr. Festus Keyamo on investment drive in France with top management staff of the Agencies and industry stakeholders, has invited private investors in that country to participate in the current move to upgrade infrastructure in Nigeria aviation sector. The four- day visit, tagged the "Nigeria France Bilateral Business Forum",  is aimed  at strengthening cooperation and explore business opportunities in the aviation sector between the two countries. A statement by Tunde Moshood, SA Media and Communications to the Minister, disclosed that Barr. Keyamo presented  a comprehensive and convincing roadmap to his hosts ,inviting them to invest in the thriving  aviation sector. On the working business trip are ; Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, MD of FAAN, Capt. Chris Najomo, Acting Director General of NCAA, and Engr. Faruk Umar of NAMA . The delegation, according to the statement embarked on a thorough aviation business explorati...
Post a Comment
Read more

Capt Mahmoud, Others Call for Overhaul of Obsolete Navigational Aids, Security at Nation’s Airports

 By LEO ALIGWO,Lagos  An Indigenous aircraft pilot, Captain Ahmad Mahmaoud has taken a strong look at the current state of nation’s 25 operational airports and called for thorough overhaul of obsolete navigational aids, installation of modern ones and improvement of security net work at the gateways to save lives and property. He lamented that aside the four international airports at Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt the remaining 21 aerodromes lack Instrument Landing System (ILS) for effective day and night flight operations. Captain Mahmoud who works for the United Nigeria Airline, made the call during an interactive section of the 2024 annual two-day seminar of Air traffic Control (ATC)-Pilot Forum which kicked off yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja. He hinted that the frequent cases of flight delays and cancellations were due to the above listed factors; hence flight services to most of the airports were restricted to sunset known as visual l...
Post a Comment
Read more

Alh.Ibrahim Idrisu, Former NAMA Director of Finance &Admin Is Dead

 Former Director of Finance and Administration, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency( NAMA),Alhaji Ibrahim Idrisu is dead. Idrisu , according to family sources died on Monday evening after a brief sickness. He  will be buried later today in his home town Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. Until his death,he was a senior lecturer at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Lagos Campus and lately the Deputy Director, School of Business. Idrisu,while serving at NAMA was loved by all because of his humility, dedication to duty  and above all, accessibility to staff and the general public.
Post a Comment
Read more