Nigeria aviation scales ICAO safety audit

This may well be cheery news for the nation’s aviation as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) scored the country high on air safety oversight programme.

In a statement issued on Monday by Sam Adurogboye, spokesman of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) he said, ICAO, in a preliminary audit report presented by a 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 excellently 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 their 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 Team leader and the members articulated all their systemic findings in the course of the 11-day USOAP Audit conducted on Nigeria.

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“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.

According to the Mr. Waffo, “draft results will be produced 90 days after today’s presentation.”

“Thereafter, Nigeria is expected to produce a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which will provide room for comments and observations within 45 days.”

“The final report is only to be expected and produced after 30 days of receipt and acknowledgement of comments.”

 

 

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