Tinubu Removes Aviation Directors Shortly After CEOs’ Dismissal
The Federal Government has sacked all directors of Aviation less than 24 hours after the removal of all heads of aviation agencies from their offices.
This is contained in a statement signed by Odutayo Oluseyi, the spokesperson for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday in Abuja.
The federal government directed the affected directors to hand over to the most senior officers in their various directorates immediately.
The statement partly read, “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, which include the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Nigeria Metrological Agency, Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau have been instructed to hand over their duties to the most senior personnel in their respective directorates without further delay
He also suspended the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Musa Nuhu.
The directors of the affected agencies, which include the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Nigeria Metrological Agency, Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau have been instructed to hand over their duties to the most senior personnel in their respective directorates without further delay.
