Shake up as Tinubu sacks FAAN, NAMA, NSIB MDs, suspends NCAA DG

By SeunIbiyemi

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development:

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced with Mrs. OlubunmiOluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the FAAN.

Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. TayibAdetunjiOdunowo has been removed from office and replaced with Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk as the substantive Managing Director of NAMA.

Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. AkinolaOlateru has been removed from office and replaced with Mr. Alex Badeh Jr. as the substantive Director-General of NSIB.

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur BakoMatazu has been removed from office and replaced with Prof. Charles Anosike as the substantive Director-General of NIMET.

Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo has been removed from office and replaced with Mr. Joseph ShakaImalighwe as the Acting Rector of NCAT, pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act, 2022.

Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa ShuaibuNuhu has been suspended from office to enable the EFCC to conduct an unfettered investigation into the activities of the suspended Director-General and other senior officials in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. Captain Chris Najomo assumes office as the Acting Director-General of the NCAA immediately.

Furthermore, President Bola Tinubu approved the commencement of a diligent process to be conducted by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development to recruit a substantive Vice-Chancellor and other principal officers of the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU).

According to a statement, “The President anticipates that the new leadership across this critical sector will uphold the safety, convenience, and comfort of the Nigerian people as primary and sacrosanct in all of their administrative activities.

“Due to the high cost of underperformance in the sector, the President demands the immediate establishment of world-class policy design, implementation, and regulatory frameworks to reposition the sector in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda.”