The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to ignore Aviation sector in the nation’s development.
The President of the ICAO, Dr. Bernard O. Aliyu who paid a courtesy visit on President Buhari today (Monday) at the State House, Abuja, said Aviation industry is the fastest way towards economic development apart from serving as image-making for the country.
“Civil aviation is a catalyst for economic development. The level of aviation development in any country mirrors the economic development of that country.”
Dr. Aliyu, who is the Nigerian-born ICAO president commended President Buhari for strides on anti- corruption, insisting that Nigeria needs to pay more attention to development of civil aviation.
He however pledged to support the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria, urging the country to improve on training and capacity development, aviation security, aerodromes and air navigation, runways, control towers, terminal buildings, among others.
President Buhari agreed that if Ethiopia is sustained largely by her airline industry, “we have greater potentials here. But we must move out, engage with the rest of the world, as we need to re-establish the integrity of this country. We need to rebuild this country again.”
He promised that Nigeria needs to work on her potentials, so that “we don’t remain permanently at the level of potentials.” [myad]
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