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Nigeria is set to host ICAO forum in Abuja

Nigeria is set to host aviation experts from all over the world to discuss “Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure.”

The forum  organized by ICAO secretariat and being hosted by Nigeria, is to be declared opened on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari.

A press  statement by  James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press & Public Affairs to the office of the Minister of State (Aviation) announced  during the week.


 The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, remarked that the hosting of the ICAO World Aviation Forum by Nigeria ,is  coming soon after it hosted the ICAO Symposium on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and this he noted ''is a clear indication of the confidence the Buhari Administration has elicited within the sector and an endorsement by the world body of its reform programmes for the nation’s aviation industry''.
The third ICAO World Aviation Forum is intended to explore the benefits of the aviation sector to social, economic development and prosperity of member states, just as it  aimed at top-ranking government officials in charge of aviation, transport and infrastructure, finance, economy and tourism; and key industry and financial partners.

The Forum, is also expected to discuss, identify needs, and facilitate the funding and financing required to accelerate the implementation of international civil aviation standards and policies, as well as global plans for aviation, in support of the ICAO No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative.

Among the objectives of the Forum holding in Abuja would be the establishment and alignment of infrastructure programmes and plans that are consistent with the ICAO global strategic plans for aviation like the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and the Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP), and also to stimulate common and interoperable air transport systems leading to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).


 The Forum to Nigeria and the African continent, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika noted '' it is expected to build on the outcomes of the two previous ICAO World Aviation Forums (IWAF/1 and IWAF/2) held in November 2015 and September 2016 respectively, and, in the spirit of the No Country Left Behind initiative, tackle the existing and future financing challenges facing aviation infrastructure and capacity development in member states, especially in Africa''.

 

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