The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured that with its enhanced safety surveillance, the country’s airspace is now safer.
The Acting Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, gave the assurance during the staff annual New Year prayers held at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
The prayer session, held every 2nd January, also marked the commencement of activities for the NCAA’s 25th anniversary celebration.
Speaking on the sidelines of the programme, Capt. Najomo said the Authority has strengthened safety surveillance to address safety issues.
“And let me be honest with you, what Mr. President has done with his Renewed Hope agenda has ensured that our minister, with his five key points agenda, has, of course, given us the opportunity to perform more.
“We are going to continue performing more. Anything that will make sure that every airline complies, we will do. You can see recently we had to sanction some airlines, and they accepted their sanctions.
“We sanctioned five airlines because they refused to pay refunded tickets, and they have agreed that they will pay on time”, he said.
He also vowed to focus on delivering his core responsibilities and meeting performance targets, stating, “I’m not distracted by sponsored fabricated fake stories to attack me.
“The attacks are not affecting my work. There are no distractions. Because I’m resolute in doing what I’m supposed to do.
“My confirmation is in the hands of Mr. President, and I hope he will do the needful at the appropriate time. For now, it’s not distracting me. I’m doing my job”, he stated.
Regarding staff work conditions, Najomo said his management was working to motivate staff effectively while improving the workspace.
“We will be fully digitalised. We also have the flight data centre that is there. We have the CPD portal. We have the DATR portal to make doing business easier and seamless too,” he added.
