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Shock as FG sacks ten directors in NCAA
The Federal Government has relieved some directors in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority of their positions with immediate effect.
In all, 10 directors were shown the exit by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika after the approval from the Federal Government.
The affected directors are Alhaji Salawu Ozigi (Director of Finance and Accounts), Dr. Joyce Nkemakolam (Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards), Barr. Aba Ejembi (Director of Administration) and Mr. Emmanuel Ogunbami (Director of Licensing).
Others are Engr. Benedict Adeyileka (Director of Airworthiness), Mr. Justus Wariya (Director of Air Transport Regulation), Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi (Director of Consumer Protection), Capt. Ayodele Sasegbon (Director of General Aviation and Mr. Austin-Amadi Ifeanyi (Director of Human Resources).
The affected directors were immediately ordered to handover to the next in command in their various directorates who will in the interim take charge of activities in their directorates.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye confirmed the sack when Woleshadare.net contacted him. He however declined to give further details.
“It is true that all the directors have been disengaged, but I don’t have details of their disengagement,” he said.
It was learnt that the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman had told the affected directors of their disengagements at a meeting he convened in the afternoon of today at Aviation House at the Murtala Muhamemd Airport (MMA), Lagos, which came as a rude shock to many of them.
Some of the directors were still sighted on Thursday at the airport when the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo paid an unscheduled visit to the facilities at the airport in Lagos. They toured the facilities together with Osinbajo.
It was gathered that when Usman conveyed the sack to the directors, they were dejected as they weren’t expecting such news from the ministry.
With the sack of the directors, it’s only the DG, Capt. Muhtar Uman that remains in the saddle.
