The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shown its readiness to handle aircraft emergency in any of the airports under its control with a simulation exercise it carried out at the airside of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the airport authority, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu said the exercise was aimed at demonstrating the authority’s readiness to attend to aircraft emergencies of any kind should the need arise.
Represented by the (Director of Airport Operations, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu), Managing Director of FAAN, Engr. Saleh Dunoma noted that the exercise was meant to confirm that FAAN has the right equipment, manpower and strategy to perform its statutory duties. Dunoma emphasized that the exercise was also necessary at a time when the certification of the airport was at the front burner.
Also in attendance were Deputy General Manager, Aerodrome Rescue & Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS), Victor Akinlabi Akinselure, Airport Manager NAIA, Abuja, Mahmud Sani, General Manager Safety, Elifue Agbi and Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Odunowo Mohammed and many other top management staff.
Some of the agencies involved in the exercise were NCAA, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigerian Army, Nigerian Security & Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Port Health Services and Nigerian Air Force. (NAF).
