BREAKING: FG sacks all 9 directors in NCAA
The Federal Government has
sacked all the nine directors of the nine directorates in the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The
development is see as connected to the hard knocks the various key
players in the sector recently slammed on the regulatory body in over
the unstable state of the aviation sector particularly as it affected
Arik Air and other airlines, Tribune reports.
The Federal Government has taken over the
management of Arik Airways and announced lifeline to help keep the
distressed company afloat.
The
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) explained that the
government’s decision is in line with its desire to sanitize in the
country’s aviation sector to prevent a major catastrophe in the country.
Recall
that in late December 2016, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
announced it had fined Arik Air N6m over its passengers’ complaints of
delay and inability of the airline to ferry their luggage from London to
Lagos from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of December, 2016.
The
NCAA also directed the airline to pay affected passenger, the sum of
$150 each as compensation for inconveniences suffered as a result of the
delayed arrival of their luggage, within 30 days of the date of the
letter.
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