L-R: Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Capt Chris Ona Najomo, Acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA
The sole regulatory agency for air transport operations in Nigeria, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has expressed its satisfaction with the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for continuous implementation by the aerodrome operator to make safety, security, and passengers’ comfort top notch at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Capt Chris Najomo, the Acting Director General, Ag DG, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, gave the nod of approval to the aerodrome operator’s spirited efforts to close a total of 165 gaps identified in the two airports which culminated in the certification of the two aerodromes in the first instance.
Najomo said the new height attained by the managers of the airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, under the leadership of its Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, marked the first phase of the CAA’s action plan for the certification of the airports.
The DG further explained that the renewal of the aerodrome certificates marked an important milestone in the NCAA’s journey towards achieving excellence in aviation safety and security.
He further paid tribute to the two terminals re-certificated describing the event as “the first phase of the CAA’s action plan for the certification of the aerodromes” in Nigeria.
He explained thus, “In the second phase, we hope to implement the plan by certifying the remaining airports in line with the regulations and international protocols”.
Najomo thus pledged on the regulatory authority’s commitment, “On our part as NCAA, we remain irrevocably committed to ensuring that our airports meet the highest safety and security standards. As the regulatory body, we will continue to work closely with the airport operators to ensure consistent compliance with international best practices”.
He noted that the airports had not fulfilled all the conditionalities a hundred per cent but had gone past the threshold of the minimum safety, security, comfort of passengers and general operations standard and had come up with an acceptable corrective action plan hence, the certification.
The DG, however, urged the aerodrome operator not to rest on her oars, but rather leave her sleeves up and keep working as the regulator will continue its laser surveillance on standards and will never compromise on any material particularly as safety is concerned.
Capt Najomo who, was excited at the attainment which he said marked the first phase of the CAA’s action plan for the certification of aerodromes announced that the second phase would be to implement the plan by certifying the remaining airports in line with the regulations and international protocols.
He commended the entire certification team under the Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engr. Godwin Balang, while noting that excellence is truly commendable.
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