THE Joint Action Congress (JAC), an umbrella body of the aviation unions, representing workers of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed confidence in in the ability of the acting director general, Captain Chris Najomo to continue to steer the ship of the regulatory agency.
The JAC made up of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professional (ANAP) and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), arising from an extra-ordinary leadership meeting had among others expressed the implicit confidence of the body of workers in the NCAA in the leadership of the agency’s management presently being led by the acting Director-General.
The unions under the amalgamation of Joint Action Congress(JAC) acknowledged that a new culture of dignity and value for the workforce birthed under the present management totally fits into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, “which is now the driving force unlocking several milestone achievements across the entire aviation industry as guided by the minister of Aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo’s five-point agenda for the aviation sector.
While acknowledging several key players in Nigeria and overseas who have recognized the good work being done by Najomo to reposition civil aviation in Nigeria since he assumed office in acting capacity about 10 months ago, JAC affirmed “these critical aviation stakeholders having witnessed firsthand the positive impact of the current responsible and pragmatic leadership brought to bear on the industry by the regulatory body NCAA, are right to call on the Federal Government to confirm the appointment of Najomo as a substantive DGCA.
According to JAC: “the evaluation and assessment of the performance of Captain Chris Najomo so far, in line with President Tinubu’s quality policy coordination and delivery for all heads of agencies of government, can best be achieved by relying on feedback from the aviation industry stakeholders’ majority of whom have expressed plaudits for the current leadership at NCAA.
The body reminded the Federal Government, that because aviation is a precision industry with no margin of error world-wide, regulatory and oversight demand firm and professional leadership which cannot be subjected to political whims and caprices.
“Nigeria, having found a formula that works in its civil aviation regulatory leadership, should rationally embrace and build upon this formula in order to continue the repositioning of the industry into an hub of civil aviation in Africa, as led by the minister of aviation & aerospace development, Festus Keyamo. JAC therefore appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the minister for the confirmation of the appointment of Captain Chris Ona Najomo as the substantive Director-General of Civil Aviation of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).”
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