FG Approves Appointment of Senior Officials for Aviation Sector Agencies

Kasim Sumaina

In a bid to reposition aviation agencies, the federal government has approved the massive clearance of promotion backlogs in the agency.

The government, through the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, yesterday hinted that the approval had been given in order to further boost the morale of staff of the agencies who had stagnated over time.

Sirika in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs of the Ministry, James A. Odaudu, explained that in line with the approval, 13 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have been promoted to the rank of General Managers (GMs) while at the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET), three Assistant General Managers have been promoted to Deputy General Managers with a Chief Meteorologist promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager.

According to the statement, “Similarly, the exercise has seen the promotion of nine Deputy General Managers at the NCAA to the position of General Managers while a total of 36 Assistant General Managers were promoted to the rank of Deputy General Managers.”

It stated further that the federal government has also approved some reorganisations at the FAAN and inter-agency postings to ensure better productivity and efficiency.

“Among the approvals, is the appointment of Mrs. Victoria ShinAba as the new Airport Manager of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, a position formally held by Nehemiah Auta, who has been redeployed to the FAAN headquarters as Deputy General Manager, Operations.”

It noted: “Also, a Director, Human Resources, Mr. Anozie Norris, has been appointed for the Authority. He replaces Hajia Salamatu Eluma who has been redeployed to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) as Director, Human Resources. A General Manager, Accounts, Kabir Mohammed, has also been appointed for the Authority.

“The General Manager, Finance and Accounts FAAN has been redeployed to the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) as Director Finance and Accounts while the Assistant General Manager, Air Transport Regulations, Hajia Maryam Ismail, has also been moved to NCAA.

Sirika said: “The appointments and postings which took immediate effect, would galvanise a robust service delivery in the sector in line with the set objectives of the present administration to reform the aviation industry.”