President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of Chief Executive Officers within the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has been replaced by Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director.
Also, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Managing Director, Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, has been replaced by Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk as the substantive Managing Director.
This was contained in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale.
According to him, the sack aligns with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aiming to improve Nigerian Civil Aviation’s consumer protection, passenger well-being, and reduce underperformance costs.
The statement partly reads: “The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, has been removed from office and replaced with Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
“Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, has been removed from office and replaced with Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk is the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.“
Engr. Akinola Olateru, the Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, has been replaced by Mr. Alex Badeh Jr. as the substantive Director-General.
Also affected with the changes is the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu. He has been removed from office and replaced with Prof. Charles Anosike as the substantive Director-General of the NiMET.
The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo has been removed from office and replaced with Mr. Joseph Shaka Imalighwe as the Acting Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act, 2022.