Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria will be hosting a two-day stakeholders’ forum to review its proposed Civil Aviation Regulations of 2019, April 4 – 5, 2019, in Lagos.
The aim of the Forum is to engage stakeholders on the proposed amendments to the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations, 2016, and discuss the promotion of aviation safety.
This Forum will attract stakeholders from different segments of the aviation sector to deliberate on the Bureau’s amended regulations, which will guide the agency in carrying out its statutory functions and activities.
Akin Olateru, commissioner/CEO of AIB, says in a statement, “We are amending our regulations to meet global standards, and the stakeholders input are of great importance. This is in conformance with international best practices.”
Olateru says the Forum is to enable the Bureau review its legal backing as to its duties and processes. The two-day meeting will also feature stakeholders’ conference where the participants will deliberate upon safety and other critical issues.
Among the dignitaries and speakers expected are Hadi Sirika, minister of state (Aviation), Babatunde Irukera, director-general, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Ado Sanusi, managing director, Aero Contractor, and Tokunbo Fagbemi, group managing director NAHCO Aviance, among others.
