The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(Ret’d.), has said Nigeria will continue to prioritise aviation security and safety as part of the critical factors that will stir the industry towards growth.
The President said this at the 14th International Civil Aviation Organization Air Services Negotiation event, on Monday in Abuja.
He said, “Nigeria continues to champion the cause of aviation safety, security and facilitation throughout the Continent with our ongoing support on the comprehensive regional implementation plan for Aviation Security and the Human Resources Development Fund plans”
President Buhari who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari also stated that Nigeria’s focus on leveraging public-private partnership, is yielding results.
He also mentioned how Nigeria’s participation in the open sky agreements has attracted huge Investments into the aviation sector.
“Nigeria has adopted a Civil Aviation Policy cantered on liberalization and Public Private Partnership initiatives. This has resulted in significant growth of the industry, including huge investments in the Nation’s Airports which have increased our airports’ capacities and growth of the domestic airline industry,” he said.
Also speaking at the event, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, reiterated that the Nigerian aviation sector is still one of the fastest growing sectors in the country and creating new jobs.
