Barely 48 hours after the Federal
Government sacked virtually all the Directors of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Government has approved the
appointment of five new Directors and one General Manager.
Those appointed according to the General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Sam Adurogboye in a statement on Monday, are Group Captain Edem Oyo-Ita (Director of Air
Transport Regulations, DATR);Ahmed Abbas SAnu$i (Director, Human Resources and
Administration, DHR & ADMIN) and Bilikisu Adamu Sani, (Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA).
Others are Odunowo Tayyib Adetunji (Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, DAAS);Engr. Ita Awak, (Director of
Airworthiness Standards, DAWS) and Lawrence Mathew Kwajok,(General Manager, Air Navigational Standards,ANS)
The statement said all appointments are with immediate effect.
The Government through the Ministry of Transportation had on Friday announced the sack of nine directors.
However, 24 hours after, the government recalled two of the directors-Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi (Director of Consumer Protection)
and Capt. Ayodele Sasegbon(Director of
General Aviation).
The directors affected by the sack in NCAA were Alhaji Salawu Ozigi(Director of Finance and Accounts), Dr. Joyce Nkemakolam
(Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards), Barr. Aba Ejembi (Director of Administration), Mr. Emmanuel Ogunbami (Director of Licensing).
Others are Engr. Benedict Adeyileka (Director
of Airworthiness Standards),Mr. Justus Wariya (Director of Air Transport Regulation)
and Mr.Austin-Amadi Ifeanyi (Director of Human Resources).
