The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ibrahim Abdulsalam, made the charge on yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State at the quarterly meeting of the airspace managers from 26 airports across the country.

The NAMA boss told the managers that the agency as an air navigation service provider in the West African sub- region, could not afford to lack behind in the provision of quality services if the agency must be relevant in the 21st century.

Abdulsalam stressed that the management would do everything possible to ensure that most of the glaring operational challenges at the various stations would be tackled systematically to enhance effective operations. 


He assured the airspace managers that staff welfare would remain the focus of his management saying, “acquisition of modern technology without prerequisite training will amount to nothing.”

The CEO, therefore, charged the managers to key into the corporate vision of the agency of becoming one of the leading air navigation service providers in the world.

The Chairman of the forum, Remi Olajire in his opening speech, remarked that the gathering of the airspace managers would afford them to exchange notes on operational achievements and challenges and to proffer possible solutions where applicable.

The host Airspace Manager, Godfrey Ebele Abaneme while pledging total loyalty and commitment of his colleagues to the new managing director, called for aggressive revenue drive at all the stations to achieve the desired corporate goal of a robust agency.

Those who were at the meeting in Ilorin included the Director of Finance, Mrs. Clara Aliche, Director of Human Resources, Dr. Uwem Akangson, Director of Administration. Dr. Ibrahim Saleh and the General Manager, Planning, Research and Statistics, Mrs. Matha Sule among others.