The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Nigerian Air force have reached an agreement to deepen collaboration in critical areas including aviation safety, airworthiness, certification, training and capacity building.
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo SAN disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.
Keyamo said the agreement was reached when he paid a condolences visit to the Chief of Air Staff,Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke over the tragic incident at Igbokodo, Ondo State .
A NAF aircraft carrying 32 people on board including crew members had crashed on Tuesday with no survivor.
According to the Minister, during the meeting with the Chief of Air Staff,a joint committee was immediately set up to facilitate collaboration in safety measures and other key areas identified.
“Earlier today, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke and myself met and agreed to deepen collaboration between the Civil Aviation Authorities and the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in the areas of aviation safety, airworthiness, certification, training and capacity building.
“The agreement was reached when I paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff following the tragic Nigeria Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda. The new framework for closer cooperation between civil and military aviation authorities will take off immediately.
“We immediately set up a joint committee involving the NCAA and the Nigeria Air Force which would facilitate collaboration in airworthiness, certification, training and other aviation safety measures, while respecting the statutory mandates of both institutions.
“I have already directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to cooperate fully with the Nigeria Air Force to implement this new arrangement’ He wrote..
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