Coalition of Aviation Unions and Professional associations have called for the appointment of a substantive managing director for Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA.
The call became necessary following the crisis that has engulfed NAMA over alleged N5billion fraud and subsequent arrest of it’d top officials.
The group in a statement signed by its spokesman, Johnson Agbede and made available to the media stated that if urgent steps are not taken, this could adversely erode safety as workers do not know whom to take directive from.
They lamented that leadership is currently tearing NAMA apart following the appointment of two officials in Acting capacity in less than one week.
It would be recalled that on February 16, 2016, the Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi had directed Mr Emmanuel Anasi, an acting director to act as the managing director \chief executive officer in the absence of the substantive CEO.
Shortly after, this appointment did not go down well with the substantive directors in the agency who now petitioned the Ministry that the tradition of allowing the most senior director to act was not applied.
Sequel to this petition, the Ministry on Friday directed Akangson, the current director of Human Resources who is the most senior director to take over as the acting managing director.
As a result of this development, the Coalition of Aviation Unions & professional Associations have called on the Minister of Transportation & the Minister of state to urgently intervene and save the agency from further crises by appointing a substantive managing director for the troubled Agency.
According to the group, “The huge financial scandal involving the management of NAMA is overwhelming for anybody to think he can come back to that office.”
They said the organisation therefore requires a substantive CEO who will immediately settle down to business to re organise and reposition the agency for the urgently needed service delivery.
The Unions reminded the authorities to recall that last year and the previous year, they had complained about poor Communication and other navigational facilities in the country’s airspace due to “corrupt practices in NAMA”, but the previous government threw a blind eye to it, now they have been vindicated.
The Unions therefore calling on the government to act immediately in appointing a substantive Managing Director for the Agency to forestall imminent operational lapses that may occur and affect the safety of the Nigerian Airspace and indeed the safety of the flying public.
A coalition of Aviation Union and Professional associations have called for the appointment of a substantive managing director for Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA.
The call became necessary following the crisis that has engulfed NAMA over alleged N5billion fraud and subsequent arrest of it’d top officials.
The group in a statement signed by its spokesman, Johnson Agbede and made available to the media stated that if urgent steps are not taken, this could adversely erode safety as workers do not know whom to take directive from.
They lamented that leadership is currently tearing NAMA apart following the appointment of two officials in Acting capacity in less than one week.
It would be recalled that on February 16, 2016, the Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi had directed Mr Emmanuel Anasi, an acting director to act as the managing director \chief executive officer in the absence of the substantive CEO.
Shortly after, this appointment did not go down well with the substantive directors in the agency who now petitioned the Ministry that the tradition of allowing the most senior director to act was not applied.
Sequel to this petition, the Ministry on Friday directed Akangson, the current director of Human Resources who is the most senior director to take over as the acting managing director.
As a result of this development, the Coalition of Aviation Unions & professional Associations have called on the minister of Transportation & the minister of state to urgently intervene and save the agency from further crises by appointing a substantive managing director for the troubled Agency.
According to the group, “The huge financial scandal involving the management of NAMA is overwhelming for anybody to think he can come back to that office.”
They said the organisation therefore requires a substantive CEO who will immediately settle down to business to re organise and reposition the agency for the urgently needed service delivery.
The Unions reminded the authorities to recall that last year and the previous year, they had complained about poor Communication and other navigational facilities in the country’s airspace due to “corrupt practices in NAMA”, but the previous government threw a blind eye to it, now they have been vindicated.
The Unions are therefore calling on the government to act immediately in appointing a substantive Managing Director for the Agency to forestall imminent operational lapses that may occur and affect the safety of the Nigerian Airspace and indeed the safety of the flying public.
