The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) Capt. Rabiu Yadudu was sacked by the Federal Government along with five other directors. He was appointed in 2019.
Yadudu was replaced by who is expected to assume duty this week.
Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been appointed as the new managing director for the FAAN and he is expected to resume duty next week.
Yusuf was the Regional General Manager, North Central, Airport Manager Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ,Abuja.
He was appointed as the Chairman, Aviation Roadmap Implementation Committee in January 2022 by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, a position he effectively combined with his office as the General Manager, Special Duties at FAAN.
Sources say similar exercise will be carried out in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), National Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), and other agencies .
Also a gale of resignation of senior personnel has hit the apex civil aviation regulatory : Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Reasons for the mass resignation, industry sources hinted, is predicated on underhand moves by the Ministry of Aviation to alter the rules to enable the national carrier – Nigeria Air take – off before May 29, 2023.
The source hinted that the Ministry of Aviation is putting the NCAA under pressure to waive some aspects of regulation to see carrier airborne before the administration signs out.
The Nation reported that key personnel have thrown in the towel over pressure to be influenced to act in an unprofessional manner to issue approvals that will birth the carrier.
The directorate, experts say, is key to issuing the relevant certificates – Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC), that will qualify the carrier to take–off.
Reports say other key personnel in the Airworthiness Directorate will announce their resignation by Monday.
It was also reported that these technical personnel of the civil aviation body do not want to be rubbished by staking their reputation for the project that has not met regulatory requirements.
