The International Aviation College, Ilorin graduated 9 Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) Students and 1 Private Pilot License (PPL) Students.
The graduation ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 on the College campus along Airport Road, Ilorin.
Among the graduands were nine Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) Students and one Private Pilot License students.
The Commercial Pilot Licence graduands are: Abdullahi Amir, Kuteyi Olakanmi, Mogaji Biliaminu and Jubril Sani Mohammed. Others are Okuji Ogeri Niyan, Azodo Ikenna, Igwilo Michelle and Ezema Chidera. Abbass Lamido is the only Private Pilot Licensed Student.
The Hon. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. (Mrs) Mary Olufunke Arinde decorated the graduands on behalf of Kwara State Government in line with aviation standards.
In her remarks after the decorations , Hon. Commissioner thanked the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, who is also the Visitor to the College, for his support and assistance to the Aviation College.
The Commissioner also commended Chairman, Governing Council and Management of the College for doing their best possible with a view to moving the College to the next level. She advised the College Authorities to sustain the tempo in the best interest of the State.
Arinde equally charged the new Pilots to be good ambassadors of the College.
In his brief remark at the ceremony, Registrar of the College, Mr. Mohammed Jimada Jibril, on behalf of the Chairman, Governing Council of the College, Alhaji. Ahmed Mohammed Yusuf Gobir (Sariki Gobir of Ilorin) and Rector, Captain Yakubu Okatahi expressed the College profound gratitude and appreciation to the Governor of Kwara State.
The Registrar expressed optimism that the College will continue to enjoy the State Government intervention in her critical areas of needs while noting approvals given by the governor for the procurement of a Simulator and rehabilitation of the existing one, procurement of a brand new transformer to replace damaged ones, release of funds for foreign trainings for two aircraft maintenance engineers and a flight instructor among others.
Jimada assured that the College Management will continue to justify the confidence and trust the State government reposed in them.
While he used the opportunity to thank the staff and students of the College for their support and cooperation, the registrar however urged the new Pilots to be professional in the discharge of their duties and uphold ethics of their profession.
Bursar of the College, Mr. Sanni Shamsudeen equally thanked the Governor of Kwara State and the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, for their active support in the College at all times, assuring, “The College is poised to continue to be centre of excellence in Aviation training”.
In his remarks at the occasion a Chief Flying Instructor from Nigerian Aviation College (NCAT) Zaria who is also a Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Examiner who conducted final appraisal for the students, Captain Barau Mohammed, said, “the quality of the students that did the check ride ceremony are of international standards and they can compete favorably with their counterparts anywhere in the world”.
