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FG Sacks Five Directors Of Aviation Agencies Hours After CEOs’ Removal

Following the sacking of the heads of various agencies, the federal government has fired directors of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB).

The government made the announcement in a statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Odutayo Oluseyi on Thursday, December 14, in Abuja.

The statement said all the agencies’ board secretaries and legal advisers were not affected by the directive.

The government directed the affected directors to hand over to the most senior officer in their various directorates with immediate effect.

The statement reads: “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.

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“I am also to inform all the agencies’ Board Secretaries and Legal Advisers that they are not affected by this directive.

“All affected directors are to ensure strict compliance, please.”

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