Aviation Sector: Reps C’ttee Warns Airspace Stakeholders Against Substandard

By Christiana Ekpa

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Techology on Thursday warned critical stakeholders in Airspace industries against tendencies that might jeopardize the safety standard across the country.
The Chairman of the Committee on Aviation Hon.Thomas Eriyetomi gave the warning yesterday during an interactive session with the Management staff of the Federal College of Aviation Technology Zaria, at National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
During the meeting, the Rector of the College, Capt. Modibbo Alkali had informed the lawmakers that their major challenge is funding claiming that under his leadership several awards have been worn.
While responding to questions from the Chairman of the commitee on what the college is doing to absolve graduating students, explained that though their training times take longer than usual as graduating students from the college are doing extremely well.
The Rector told the lawmakers that his college is fully founded by the federal government adding some agencies are owing them huge amount.
He explained that some government agencies such as National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA are owing even as they continuously trained and retrain their workforce across the country.
He equally informed the commitee that most NEMA staff trained under them are doing perfectly well because of the quality of training they offered.
He was also questioned about the percentage of compliance with the Federal Character principles of which he answers affirmatively.
The Rector stated that his college has existed in the country for 59 years noting that some factors usually cause delay in students graduation like bad whether condition.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Chairman of the commitee had promised his readiness to ensure effective oversight responsibility of all Nigerian Airspace and the aviation sector at large.

Lawmakers during the occasion observed that delaying students in a course that should have been for two years programme for three years and above should be discouraged stressing that such inability to meet up should be blamed not on the students but on the college and it lecturers.

They further warned the college not to unnecessarily delay students for year’s because of their inability to meet up, advising the college on the likelihood of changing the students course.