The Federal Government has approved the restructuring of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the safety oversight agency of the Aviation Industry in the country.
In a statement signed by Musa Nuhu, director-general NCAA stated that the directorates which are the major organs of the authority have been reduced from nine to six.
“The new and retained Directorates are Airworthiness Standards (DAWS), Operations, Licensing and Training (DOLT), Air Transport Regulations (DATR, Aerodrome and Airspace Standards (DAAS), Finance and Accounts (DFA) and the Directorate of Human Resources and Administration (DHR&A).
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“The Directorates of Consumer Protection and General Aviation have been phased out. While the former is merged with DATR, the latter is subsumed under the Directorate of Airworthiness Standards;
“Similarly, two new directors have been appointed by the federal government to take charge of the Directorates of Airworthiness Standards (DAWS) and Operations, Licensing, and Training (DOLT). The newly appointed directors who are aviation professionals with several decades of industry experience in their areas of expertise in the Aviation Industry are Kayode Ajiboye for DAWS and Elisha Bahago for DOLT,” the statement reads.
Nuhu further stated that the approved restructuring is aimed at repositioning the NCAA for effective and efficient service delivery and also to entrench a robust Safety Oversight System in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices while enabling the regulatory body to resolve current and emerging challenges facing the industry.
