Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has presented to President Muhammed Buhari the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council President Certificate awarded Nigeria for its progress in resolving aviation security and oversight deficiencies, and for its ongoing commitment to the effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices.
The Minister gave briefings to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, as Nigeria scored 96.4 percent in improved security in civil aviation.
Speaking with State House Correspondents after the presentation of the Certification for Improved Security in Civil Aviation to the president, Sirika said the certificate was presented to Nigeria by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) after assessing the country’s aviation security system.
He stated that the feat was recorded by the country, following the restructuring of the nation’s security around the aviation sector.
“ICAO, having the statutory responsibilities of monitoring, policing and regulating the aviation industry and setting standards, took a survey of 193 member-countries out of which 16 were found to have improved tremendously the security around their aviation system.
“Gladly, Nigeria was one of those 16 member-countries. Our score from the audit of ICAO was 96.4 percent; this is a remarkable improvement from a country that was scoring less than 50 percent in the past,” the minister said.
