President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday nominated Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as the new Director- General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
This was contained in a letter from the President read by Senate President David Mark at a plenary in Abuja.
The President in the letter entitled: “Request for the confirmation of appointment of a new Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),” said the former of DG of NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren was relieved of his job due to perceived poor internal audit and quality assurance in the agency.
The letter reads in part: “Following concerns expressed by aviation stakeholders on perceived poor internal audit and quality assurance within the Nigerian civil aviation authority (NCAA), the Federal Government is in the process of restructuring the authority for better and more efficient service delivery.
“Consequently, Dr. Harold Olusegun Demuren has been relieved of his appointment, as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, in line with the provisions of Sections 8(3) (a) and (c) of the Civil Aviation Act of 2006.
“I hereby present the nomination of Capt. Fola C. Akinkuotu, from the same geopolitical zone as Dr. Demuren, as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for the confirmation of the Senate.”
Meanwhile, the Senate on Thursday confirmed the reappointment of Suleiman Barau as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The lawmakers spoke glowingly of Barau when the Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Bassey Otu, presented the report of his screening.
Barau was nominated for reappointment following the expiration of his first term as CBN’s Deputy Governor by the President.
Also, Jonathan has forwarded a Bill to the National Assembly for an Act to establish the Nigeria Police Academy.