ANAP urges President Buhari to constitute aviation parastatals boards to avoid anomalies From Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ANAP urges President Buhari to constitute aviation parastatals boards to avoid anomalies
From Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

The Secretary General of Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) says only the constitution of Aviation parastatal Boards the Federal Government will end anomalies in the sector
Speaking to Daily Times in his office at the airport on various happenings in aviation industry the secretary general of ANAP Comrade Abdul Rasaq Saidu, noted that the absence of Boards in the sector has led to so many unprofessional conducts by ministry officials and politicians
Saidu explained that without constituting Boards of the aviation parastatals that the ministry will continue to get it wrong in terms of employment, policies and resource management.
Saidu called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hearken to their voice and speedily save the industry from undue pressure from the aviation ministry.
"Due to the fact that there is no Board of Directors on ground, the aviation ministry has been interfering on the day to day running of the parastatals which is not supposed to be so"
According to Comrade Saidu, the roles of Board of Directors is in the Act that established them; he however, pointed out that it was a deliberate act by the previous government to dissolve them so that they can have direct control of the funds of these parastatals.
Saidu said by so doing, the powers that be, have been able to gain control of issues that have to do with Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA), IGR, employments, funds, budget, staff salary and other matters that were statutory vested on the Board of Directors.
He said “It is a deliberate act and that brought about improper placements, whereby they brought people to make the top heavy. The top is so heavy in each of parastatals, which makes their wage bill heavy too”.
He argued that It was the Board of aviation parastatals that will checkmate things happening in the sector. "I am calling on the President to constitute Board of Directors of Aviation parastatals".