Tinubu appoints new MDs for FAAN, NAMA, and four other positions

The six Managing Directors and Directors-General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development have been fired by President Bola Tinubu.

This was revealed by his Special Advisor for Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday.

The Nigerian Federal Airports Authority, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority are among the directors that are impacted.

The dismissal is consistent with his Renewed Hope Agenda, according to Ngelale, which aims to raise the bar for consumer protection in Nigerian civil aviation, promote the welfare of passengers from that country, and reduce the high cost of underperformance in the industry.

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As the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s substantive managing director, Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku has taken over for Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, the organization’s managing director, who was dismissed from his position.

Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has resigned from his position, and Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk has taken over as the agency’s substantive Managing Director.

The statement said, “Mr. Alex Badeh Jr. has been appointed as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, replacing Engr. Akinola Olateru as Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau.”