The President of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu has
arrived Nigeria on official visit.
This is according to a statement
issued by the General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA), Sam Adurogboye, today (29th March) in Lagos.
According to Adurogboye, Mr. Aliu
will hold a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
Other programmes lined up during the
visit include a meeting with stakeholders in the aviation industry.
“The ICAO President prior to his election on
the 18th November, 2013, served for eight years as the ICAO
Council’s Nigerian Representative. He was the pioneer Director of Air Transport
Regulation (DATR) at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) from 2000 –
2004.
He succeeded Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez
of Mexico.
“During Dr Aliu’s 2014 – 2016 trienniums,
ICAO has established five comprehensive strategic objectives to his credit.
These are Safety, Air Navigation
Capacity and Efficiency, Security and Facilitation, Economic Development of Air
Transport and Environment Protection.
ICAO has 191 member countries.
The current ICAO Council’s Nigerian
Representative, Mr. Martins Nwafor arrived Nigeria earlier ahead of the
President’s state visit.” –the statement reads
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