Captain Fola Akinkuotu
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday nominated Captain Fola Akinkuotu as the new Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
In a letter read to the upper chambers of the lawmakers by the Senate President, David Mark, entitled: “Request for the confirmation of appointment of new Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),” the president said the former DG, Dr. Harold Demuren was sacked due to perceived poor internal audit and quality assurance in the agency.
DailyPost reproduced the letter bellow:
“Following concerns expressed by aviation stakeholders on perceived poor internal audit and quality assurance within the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Government is in the process of restructuring the authority for better and more efficient service delivery.”
“Consequently, Dr. Harold Olusegun Demuren has been relieved of his appointment, as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, in line with the provisions of Sections 8(3) (a) and (c) of the Civil Aviation Act of 2006.”
“I hereby present the nomination of Captain Fola C. Akinkuotu, from the same geopolitical zone as Dr. Demuren, as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for the confirmation of the Senate,” he said.
Also, the Senate yesterday confirmed the reappointment of Suleiman Barau as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank.
Barau was nominated for reappointment following the expiration of his first term as CBN’s Deputy Governor by the President.
Meanwhile, the president has sent a Bill to the National Assembly for an Act meant to establish the Nigeria Police Academy.
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