President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reorganisation of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation in line with the new Acts of the National Assembly which he assented to, and were gazetted recently.
A statement by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika noted that part of the reorganisation includes the creation of new directorates in some of the agencies prominent such as the public affairs and consumer protection, corporate services and aviation security directorates.
The minister pointed out that the creation of the Public Affairs and Consumer Protection Directorate is to put the agencies on their toes in terms of adequately addressing complaints by their respective stakeholders and oversee the Public Affairs / Protocol, Consumer Protection, SERVICOM and Anti-Corruption Department while the Aviation Security Directorate in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) will regulate the activities of the AVSEC personnel, especially with their recent arms-bearing status.
The restructuring saddled The Corporate Services Directorates with the responsibilities of overseeing the Procurement and Planning, Research and Departments.
President Buhari had approved the appointment of Kabir Yusuf Mohammed as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) over the weekend.
Buhari also approved the appointment of Tayib Odunsi as the substantive Manageing Director of the Nigerian air space Management Agency, (NAMA) to take over from Matthew Pwajok who reverts to his substantive position as Director of operations.
But the president retained the Directors-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, (NSIB), Akin Olateru, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), Mansur Matazu and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, to run the remaining course of their tenures in line with the acts setting up their respective agencies, while the Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Zaria, Bako Modibo has been granted a one-year extension which is also in line with the Act setting up the College.
In order to reposition the agencies to perform their statutory duties as enshrined in the acts, the federal govt also approved the appointment of some new directors to address the requirements of the acts for appropriate placements and Federal character requirements.
The statement stated that all appointments are with immediate effect.
Below is the list of the new appointments:
FAAN:
1. Managing Director – Mr Kabir Yusuf Mohammed –
2. Human Resources and Admin. – Shehu D. Mohammed
3. Commercial and Business Management – Olumuyiwa Femi-Pearse
4. Corporate Services – Barr. Azubuike Okorie
5. General Manager (Statistics) – Kingsley Uchechukwu Okunji
6. General Manager (Special Duties) – Jemilu Abdulrahman
NCAA:
1. Director General/CEO – Capt Musa S. Nuhu
2. Director, Airworthiness Standards – Engr Gbolahan Abatan
3. Director, Aerodrome and Airspace Standards – Engr. Godwin Balang
4. Director, Operations – Capt. Ibrahim Danbazau
5. Director, Air Transport Regulations – Mr Olaniyi Saraku
6. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection – Capt. Chris Najomo
7. Director, Aviation Security – Air Cdr Hambali Tukur
8. Director, Corporate Services – R. M. Daku (Mrs)
9. Company Secretary/Legal Adviser – Mrs Mary Tufano
10. General Manager (Audit) – Mrs Dawa Gyaks
11. General Manager (Accounts) – Mr Aminu Tasi’u
NSIB:
1. Director General/CEO – Engr Akin Olateru
2. Director, Finance and Accounts – Mr Ori Bassey
3. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection – Dr James A. Odaudu
4. Director, Corporate Services – Oliobi Godfrey Ikemefuna
5. Transport Investigation – Capt Tosin Odulaja
6. Company Secretary/Legal Adviser – Barr. Illitrus Ahmadu
NIMET:
1. Director General/CEO – Prof Mansur Bako Matazu
2. Human Resources and Admin. – Saleh Tukur Yusuf
3. Director , Weather Forecasting Services – Daniel Okafor Chibueze
4. Public Affairs and Consumer Protection – Ahmed A. Sanusi
5. Director, Research and Training, Prof Effiong Essien Oku
NAMA:
1. Director General/CEO – Engr A. Tayib Odunowo
2. Director , Operations – Matthew Lawrence Pwajok
3. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection – Khalid Emele
4. Corporate Services – Mr Uchendu Chibuzo Oji
5. General Manager, Public Affairs – Amaka Ude Walker (Mrs).
