President Jonathan sacks all Heads of Aviation Agencies

President Jonathan today March
4th fired all the Heads of
various aviation agencies in
Nigeria.

See a press release
about the sack from the office
of the Secretary to the Govt of
the Federation below...

Re-organization in the
Ministry of Aviation...

His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, GCFR,
President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria has
approved the following re-
organization in the Ministry
of Aviation:

(i) Engr. Saleh Dumona
(Director Projects, FAAN) to
replace Mr. George Uriesi as
Managing-Director of the
Federal Airports Authority
of Nigeria (FAAN).

(ii)Engr. Ibrahim
Abdulsalam (General
Manager, Procurements,
NAMA) to replace Engr.
Nnamdi Udoh as Managing
Director of the Nigerian
Airspace Management
Agency (NAMA).

(iii) Capt. Samuel Akinyele
Caulcrick (Government Safety
Inspector & ICAO Focal Point for
Nigeria on line Aircraft Safety
Information Systems, OASIS) to
replace Capt. (Mrs.) Chinyere
Kalu as Rector of the Nigerian
College of Aviation Technology
(NCAT).

(iv) Capt. Muhktar Usman
(Commissioner, Accident
Investigation & Prevention
Bureau, AIPB) to replace Capt.
Fola C. Akinkuotu as Director-
General of the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA)
subject to confirmation by the
Senate. Engr. Benedict Adeyileka
is to act as DG, NCAA pending
the confirmation by the Senate.

(v)Dr. Engr. Felix A. Abali
(Director Licencing, NCAA) to
replace Capt. Muhktar Usman as
Commissioner, Accident
Investigation and Prevention
Bureau (AIPB).

(vi)Dr. Tony Anuforo retains his
position as Director-General of
the Nigerian Meteorological
Agency (NIMMET).

(Signed)
Sam Nwaobasi
Special Assistant (Media) to the
Secretary to the Government of
the Federation.