President Mohammadu Buhari has approved some reorganisations within the Ministry of Aviation with the approval of appointment of the new Rector for Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) and Director General at Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).
The new appointees are Professor Bako Mansur Matazu as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET who replaced Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi who was sacked over the weekend.
Captain Modibbo Alkali Mahmud has also been appointed as the new Rector, Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, (NCAT) Zaria.
Professor Matazu holds a PhD in Geography (Applied Meteorology), with membership of the Nigerian Environmental Society, African Forestry Forum, Nigerian Meteorological Society, the Climate Change Network, Nigeria and the renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Nigeria (REEN).
He was, Until his appointment, Matasu was the General Manager, Meteorological Research in the Agency.
Also approved by the President is the appointment of Captain Modibbo Alkali Mahmud as the new Rector of the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, (NCAT) Zaria.
The new Rector at NCAT holds the Airline Transport Pilot Licenses (ATPL) of the Federal Aviation Administration, USA, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Embraer, Citation and other international professional certifications.
Until his appointment, Captain Modibbo had served in various capacities, including Pilot in Training, Fleet Captain at Dornier Aviation Nigeria, Max Air and other organisations and has clocked about 6000 hours of flying career.
In a related development, the President has also approved the reappointment of Engr. Akin Olateru as the Commissioner / Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria.
An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with Nigerian, United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA) licenses,
Olateru began his career in engineering maintenance with Pan African Airlines and the Nigerian Police Air Wing after which he left Nigeria for further studies abroad.
He has also worked with multiple airlines in Europe including KLM, Martin Air in Holland, British Aerospace Engineering and British Midland Airways.
He attended City University, London and graduated with an M.Sc. in Air Transport Management with specializations in research and simulations into accident investigations.
In a statement made available to the media by the Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of new Aviation, Dr James Odaudu
The new developments in the industry are in line with the commitments of Buhari’s administration to the implementation of the Aviation Development Roadmap.
Oduadu informed that all the appointments are with immediate effect.
The image maker at the Ministry of Aviation added, “It should be noted that the reorganisation is a continuous exercise that will involve other management staff of all agencies of the Ministry.”
