Nigeria’s aviation industry has been given a clean bill of health by the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, on safety oversight.
According to NCAA spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, a preliminary audit report presented by the four-man team at the closing meeting of the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), authenticated the progress and development of aviation in Nigeria.
These results, he said ‘clearly indicated that Nigeria has done well according to the auditors’.
He explained that the presentation was presided over by the team leader of the auditors, Mr Jean-Claude Waffo.He was joined by three team members to present the assessment of the aviation industry in Nigeria.
Each member gave an individual assessment of all the delineated areas. These are: Legislation (LEG), Organisation (ORG), Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG), Air Navigational Services (ANS) and Aerodrome and Ground Aids (AGA).
During the presentation, the leader and the members articulated all their systemic findings in the course of the 11-day USOAP Audit conducted on Nigeria.
“While there were areas that were identified as open items that need to be closed, the Auditors were unanimously very satisfied with the level of improvement in the aviation industry in Nigeria. The Auditors were highly impressed with the stellar preparation for the audit by all concerned and claimed that this made the exercise a huge success,” he said.
However, the final report will be produced and sent to Canada for review and final assent. This will be done only when comments on the draft report have been received from Nigeria.
