The new Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that his administration will continue with the implementation of the Aviation roadmap developed by the immediate past minister.
Speaking on Monday in Abuja while resuming office, Keyamo expressed workable confidence in the structure of the Aviation roadmap.
“I have read the roadmap, the one developed in 2016, I read it thoroughly, our intention is not to disrupt things that have been done so well, if there are things that have not been done so well we will look at it thoroughly.
“We may have to add to the roadmap but not pull it down totally because I know it was a product of a roundtable held in 2016, so if it was well thought out, I like the structure that I saw.”
He further stated that his appointment by President Bola Tinubu was not a mistake, noting that he intends to get briefings in the next few days and come up with their own proposals to develop the sector.
Keyamo said there are areas in the roadmap that needs to be looked into again to see how it can be done properly and improved upon.
“For me, my watchword is transparency, we are going to move from very complex issues to simple issues that every Nigerian faces the complaints they have. They may not know the work we are doing behind in terms of safety, but usually, people appreciate what they see every day like the cleanliness of the environment, and how early they get their flight among others.
“At every point in time, we must put the people first. I intend to start getting briefings from the directors first, then agencies starting from tomorrow. The Permanent Secretary should draw a schedule up for the briefings,” he stated
In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole describe the new Minister as being grounded in law and result-oriented.
He assured the minister that the staff of the Ministry is committed to giving him all the needed support to succeed in his mandate.
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