The House of Representatives has pledged continuous support for the total rehabilitation and upgrading of airports and allied services of the aviation industry to enhance economic growth.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila who made the pledge at the Public Hearing on the six Executive Bills on Aviation in Abuja on Tuesday noted that the development of the industry is an added advantage to the growth of Nigeria’s economy.
Gbajabiamila stated that one of the thrusts of the 9th House legislative agenda was to initiate general reforms, in collaboration with the Executive, taking into cognizance the yearnings of the people and the positive impact it would have on Nigerians.
He said one of these critical areas is the need to ensure extensive development of the aviation industry to conform with the current International Civil Aviation Organisation standards and recommended practices.
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“It is not out of the question that the established laws for the service-provider Aviation agencies like Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NIMET) the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) and the regulatory body: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), are far from meeting up with the international best practices hence the need to amend and bring them in conformity with the international best standards.
“The bills are as follows: a) A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (Establishment Etc.) Act, 2003 and to enact the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Act to Provide for the Regulation of Meteorology and Related Matters (HB.464)
