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Again, FG sweeps off all directors of aviation agencies, hours after firing MDs

"I am directed to inform all Directors of the following agencies that they have been relieved of their appointments forthwith and should hand over to the most senior officers in their various directorates with immediate effect"

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The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has announced the sacking of all directors of aviation agencies barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu approved the sacking of all the heads.

Odutayo Oluseyi, the spokesperson for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Oluseyi said the change in leaderships is aimed at revamping the aviation industry and ensuring that Nigerians experience efficient air travel service in line with best global practice.

The statement said: “Following the change in the leadership of the Aviation and Aerospace Development Agencies’ CEOs and MDs aimed to reposition the Aviation industry and ensure safety and efficient air travel experience by Nigerians in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr. President, I am directed to inform all DIRECTORS of the following agencies that they have been relieved of their appointments forthwith and should hand over to the most senior officer in their various directorates with immediate effect”.

The directors of the affected agencies include the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Nigeria Metrological Agency, Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau.

They have been instructed to hand over their duties to the most senior personnel in their respective directorates without further delay.

The statement clarified that the agencies’ board secretaries and legal advisers are not affected by the directive.

“All affected directors have been urged to adhere strictly to the instructions provided,” Oluseyi said.

Persecondnews recalls that President Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, and five other Managing Directors and Directors- General of parastatals in the ministry.

The President said the shake up is targeted at bringing world class standards to Nigerian civil aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders.

 

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