2nd August, 2023
By Oladele Eniola
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) signed the Civil Aviation MasterPlan (CAMP) agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, to promote industry development.
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, acknowledged the development.
Nuhu represented Nigeria at the signing ceremony, while ICAO Secretary-General Mr. Juan Salaazar signed on behalf of the international organisation.
He explained that the relationship with ICAO would allow the sector to reach its full potential while also contributing significantly to Nigeria’s GDP.
According to the director-general, the relationship with ICAO will result in more direct and indirect work possibilities for competent Nigerians in a variety of disciplines.
The NCAA president stated that it was past time for the country’s aviation sector to play a significant part in the country’s development.
According to Nuhu, the sector has played critical roles in the growth of many countries around the world, and Nigeria, with Africa’s largest economy, cannot operate in isolation from the others.
“CAMP is a process to plan for the short, intermediate, and long term development goals through implementing policy directives and to drive change and transformation.
“Civil aviation masterplan would be critical to facilitate the growth of the sector and the deployment of required action plans.
“This is to stimulate the development and growth of the industry, thereby acting as catalysts and enabler of national economy.
“We need to have an orderly growth and development of the industry in tandem with our national aspirations.
“Economies of many countries depend almost entirely on aviation and aviation played a significant role in the development of Dubai and Emirates is its global brand.”
In a bid to ensure development to the industry in particular and Nigeria at large, Nuhu said that all relevant stakeholders within and outside the ecosystem would be carried along.
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