Group Unveils Aviation Hall of Fame Advisory Council, Sets In Motion Activities for Excellence

Aviation Hall of Fame (AHoF), a non-governmental organisation, has unveiled a 16-member Advisory Council, for effective and painstaking take-off.

Members of the council, comprising tested professionals, are drawn from various departments in the aviation industry and other related fields.

The Aviation Hall of Fame was established on May 9, 2023, to recognise and reward merit and encourage excellent performance and highest standards in service delivery, as a panacea to enhancing safety and security in the aviation sector.

Prof. Kila

The body, which is the brainchild of three astute aviation practitioners, Professor Anthony Kila, Gboyega Adeoye and Wole Shadare, is to set in motion activities that will promote dedication, honesty and hard work within the Nigerian aviation sector and beyond.

The members of the Advisory Council include former Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, Immediate Past President of Aviation Round Table Initiative (ART) and Chairman Sabre Global Technology, Dr Gabriel Gbenga Olowo, Managing Director, of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, Director General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr Akin Olateru, former Legal Adviser at Nigerian Airspace Management Agency and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Dr Anastasia Gbem,  sociologist and ace labour activist, skilled in aeronautical information management and worked at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Mrs Titilayo Akerele and the Chief Executive Officer of Pathfinders,  Mrs Nkechi Onyenso, CEO.

Adeoye

Others are Oluyin of Iyin, Ekiti State and a former Director of Administration, FAAN His Royal Highness, Oba Adeniyi Ajakaye, Dr Oluropo Owolabi, formerly of the Nigeria Airways and Managing Director, SAHCOL, Dr Daniel Young, Mr Lanre Arogundade, Coordinator, International Press Centre (IPC), Mr. Bode Olorunfemi, Executive Director, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation among others

According to Professor Kila, “The Advisory Council was carefully put together to comprise eminent Nigerians and thoroughbred professionals who have attained excellence in their various fields through selfless service, discipline and unalloyed commitment to nation building and humanity.

According to him, the AHoF has revved into operations and would soon debut with a complimenting stakeholders-centric publication, Aviation Metric Magazine (AM Magazine), to inform, entertain and educate the entire aviation community.

According to him, the publication will also play a role in featuring personalities that perform creditably in their fields of endeavour and throw such to the public for evaluation and possible rewards.

Olowo said the birth of the Aviation Hall of Fame was novel, unprecedented and commendable in the Aviation industry.

“It endorses a verse of the national anthem which says, “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain”… and leaves a historical record for the generation to come. I doff my hat for the initiators of the novel idea.”

Dr Gbem said, “This is a highly commendable innovation that needs to be embraced and supported by all stakeholders both within and outside the aviation industry.

The members of the Advisory Council are to act as guides to the running of the AHoF for seamless, effective output.

Wole Shadare