NCAA terminates Appointments Of 11 Officers

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had said that it has terminated the appointments of eight officers whose contract appointments were not in accordance with rules and three others who were seconded to it from the Ministry of Aviation. Sam Adurogboye, assistant general manager, public relations of the Authority, said the restructuring exercise was done with a view to enhancing efficiency in service delivery and safe flight operations in and out of the nation's airspace.
He said competent hands had been selected within the agency to fill some of the positions. “The exercise involved the termination forthwith of the contract appointments of eight officers whose contract were to run consecutively for four years contrary to the provision of the rules of tenure on contract appointment. "Consequently, competent and skilled officers from the affected directorates /departments have accordingly been re-assigned to fill the affected positions. “Also terminated were the appointments of three special assistants to the erstwhile Minister of Aviation who were domiciled with NCAA. Their appointment ceased with the end of the tenure of the minister who engaged their services as stipulated by the rules. "It is pertinent to point out that the management decision to carry out this exercise is in conformity with extant rules on tenure of contract appointment and in line with NCAA condition of service,” he said. He said the NCAA had put in place plans to train staff of the authority for the purpose of succession and take over from existing ageing workforce in its service..