Nigeria plays key roles in African aviation – Uriesi

The Nigeria aviation will continue to play key roles in aviation development in Africa as demonstrated by its massive infrastructural investment in airport developments.


The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. George Uriesi, stated this while speaking to newsmen at the meeting of the Airports Council International, African region, in Morocco.

Uriesi, who spoke on the remodeling project going on in Nigeria, said aviation offered enormous opportunities for massive economic growth and development in the region.

A statement by the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr. Yakubu Dati, stated that the FAAN managing director elaborated on the designation of airports as regional hubs to maximise their potential.

He also said the development of cargo ports was aimed at opening up the country in order to benefit from its full potential as an agro-allied economy.

He said the conference fell within the framework of the initiative introduced by ICAO and ACI to promote safety and had allowed stakeholders to contribute proactively to the requirements of a safe and secure air transportation system.

The conference was also meant to sensitise participants on the importance of runway safety and the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders in the air transport chain, it stated.

In their separate presentations in their working groups, Capt Henry Omeogu and Hajia Salamatu Eluma, both directors from FAAN gave useful insights to progress made in FAAN and Nigeria in general.
Mr. Peter Onyeri while delivering a paper on runway safety, spoke on the strategies for a sustainable safety in the African sub region.

The ACI Africa, which is referred to as the voice of African airports, representing and serving the African airport community, has membership of 50 African countries in the sub region.

The conference was supported by major industry players namely: the International Air Transport Association, the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ association, the Civic Air Navigation Services Organisation, the Flight Safety Foundation and other organisations of the air transport industry
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