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Aviation Safety: All Eyes on NCAA (Nigeria)

Aviation industry pundits argue that the scrapping of a stand-alone Ministry of Aviation underscores the need for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to take its rightful position as the key aviation department, writes Olaseni Durojaiye

The decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to scrap a stand-alone Ministry of Aviation and return it to the Ministry of Transportation from where it was initially carved out have thrust the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in the klieg lights THISDAY findings have revealed, even as stakeholders in the sector welcomed the decision, insisting that it was what many in the sector have long clamoured for.

The NCAA, the only civil aviation authority in the country recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), in response to THISDAY enquiries insisted its lost its independence as an independent regulator to the Ministry of Aviation since 2006. They are of the opinion that the loss of independence has led to a number of airlines and airport safety and security related challenges in the sector.