Managing Director of The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku has pledged her Support for the growth and development of aviacargo in Nigeria.
She made this pledge when she met the members of Aviacargo Roadmap committee led by its coordinator, Ambassador Ikechi Uko at the FAAN Lagos Headquarters.
Cargo, Kuku said is a major focus of the new administration and pledging that every effort to enable Nigeria ascend in air cargo business will be supported by FAAN.
” I am excited to see that a lot of work has been done by the Committee. We shall support you to make this work. Bring the plans and we shall make it happen. I want to See good plans for execution. I am ready to approach any official or organisation to make this possible. I have ideas of what can be done but I will want to work closely with the committee.”
The Coordinator of the Aviacargo Roadmap committee had presented a brief report of the Journey so far. He outlined the reason for the Project, the field Trips to Airports in Nigeria and to the Airports of Nairobi,Addis Ababa and Accra.
Uko told FAAN’s CE about the Cargo Bill of Rights. The plan to turn unknown goods to known at the Aviation Cargo Village.
He also inform her that the final report will capture new SOPs for operators and SLAs for regulatory agencies at the airports. This he affirmed will deliver a new template for the management of air cargo in Nigeria.
Uko who thanked Kuku for the support, promised to keep her informed regularly on progress of the project.
In company of the FAAN CE to receivr mrmbers of the committtee at the meeting were the new Director of Commercial and Business Development, Adebola Agunbiade and the Director Legal Services of FAAN, Barrister Bridget Gold received the Team. The Aviacargo committee members present included the General Manager Business Development Hycienth Ngwu, the General Manager Cargo, Kabiru Mohammed, the AGM Cargo Obiora Udoyeh and the Secretary Barrister Jude Bobby Omeogu
