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Airspace managers charged on quality service delivery


   Airspace managers at the nation's airports have been charged to sustain the current drive for high quality air navigation service delivery to airlines inline with the transformation agenda of the federal government.

The managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA),Engr.Ibrahim Abdulsalam,made the charge on Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara State at the quarterly meeting of the airspace managers from 26 airports  across the country.

The NAMA boss told the managers that the agency as an air navigation service provider in the West African sub- region ,could not afford to lack behind  in the provision of quality services if the agency must be relevant in the 21st century.

Engr.Abdulsalam stressed that the management  would do everything possible  to ensure that most of the glaring operational challenges at the various stations  are  tackled systematically to enhance effective operations.

He assured the airspace managers that staff welfare would remain the focus of his management, saying that "acquisition of modern technology without prerequisite training  will amount to nothing".

The NAMA boss  therefore charged  the managers to key into the corporate vision of the agency of becoming one of the leading air navigation service providers in the world.

The Chairman of the forum ,Aderemi Olajire in his opening speech ,remarked that the gathering of the airspace managers would afford them to exchange notes on operational achievements / challenges  and profer possible solutions where applicable.

The host Airspace Manager,Godfrey Ebele Abaeneme  while pledging total loyalty and commitment of his colleagues to the new managing director,called for aggressive revenue drive at all the stations to achieve the desired corporate goal  of a robust agency.

At the meeting in Ilorin were the director of finance,mrs Clara Aliche,director of Human resources, Dr.Uwem Akangson and director of Administration. Dr. Ibrahim Saleh and the general manager,planning,research and statistics,mrs Matha Sule among other top management staff.

 

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