Director General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhktar Usman, while addressing journalists, pointed out that work at the two international airports were at advanced stages adding that as soon as the work were completed, the airports will be commissioned.

“Against the backdrop that no airport is certified in Nigeria, NCAA is working tirelessly to ensure that the Lagos and Abuja airports are certified. Work have reached advance stage in those two airports and we hope that sooner than you think, they will be certified.” He further noted that the agency is adequately preparing for the Universal Safety Assessment Audit in June by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) stressing that the agency was currently engaging its workers in rigorous training programme for this purpose.

“On the audit, we are preparing for the audit, there are processes and we have started it in terms of manpower training and retraining, equipment and all the necessary things that needed to be done. I am hopeful that we will scale through the audit” Capt. Usman noted. Also, he stressed that on the allegation that NCAA dismissed 187 workers last year which were yet to be recalled by the agency, he said that the Federal Government has set up a committee to look into the matter adding that whatever decision reached by the government will be binding on the agency.

Capt. Usman further pointed out that as the new DG of the agency he was going to bring his wealth of experiences that he has gathered over the years in the industry just as he noted that he left as Commissioner of the Accident Investigation Bureau before assuming office as the DG assuring that before his 5 years term expires he would ensure safety in the aviation industry at all times.