Nigeria elected into ICAO council

Nigeria has for the first time in history secured a Council seat in the Part II category at the on-going 39th Assem­bly of the world aviation reg­ulatory body after being en­dorsed by 152 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) member states who voted in favour of the coun­try. .

With the election, Nige­ria will be a member of the Council for the next three years before another elec­tion.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, James Odaudu, the Minister of State (Aviation) Sen. Hadi Sirika while reacting to the cheery news said: “I feel great, I feel that Nigeria has taken its rightful place. We are being elected into Part II yet again.

“Nigeria has been in this organisation since 1962. We have been contributing our quota and aviation has taken the centre stage now in the world especially post 9/11. Security has come to cen­tre stage without diminish­ing safety.”