Ahmed Explains Why Kwara Established Aviation College

Date: 2017-08-11

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has explained that the state government established the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, primarily to help the country save its hard earned foreign exchange, empower and improve capacity of stakeholders in the aviation industry.

Speaking during a courtesy call on him by the Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation, Major-General Johnson Olawumi at Government House, Ilorin, Ahmed said that the need to make Kwara a state of preference by investors and turn-around time of training regular pilots in the country was among the reasons for the establishment of the college.

"The last six years has witnessed an improved capacity building at the college as well as strengthening of assets to benchmark the college against best practices in the aviation industry," the governor said.

Ahmed expressed happiness that the college facilities met the Armed Forces training standards, saying the state was at the level of increasing the number of aircraft and replacing old engines to ensure that the college met all the training needs of the military and the flying students.

He said the coming of the Nigerian Army Aviation Corps would give the State additional push to fast track all the necessary areas requiring added assets and equipment, stating that the state was poised to strengthening relationship with the Nigerian Army through establishment of additional institutions like Command Secondary Schools.

Earlier, the Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation, Major-General Johnson Olawumi had said the facility and environment at the International Aviation College, Ilorin satisfied the requirements of the Nigerian Army Aviation, stating that the five pilots sponsored by the Nigerian Army to the college expressed preference to return to Ilorin for further training.

He however added that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai directed him to visit the State in order to ascertain the state of the college for training of its officers and "partner IAC as a way of strengthening local institutions and saving foreign exchange."

Source

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Rihanat Ajia     Abraham Ojo     Pius Abioje     Dagbalodo     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Mohammed Ibrahim     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Kwara Central     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Olosi Of Osi     TIIDELab     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Onilu     Ali Ahmad     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Shehu Adaramaja     Congress For National Consensus     Elelu     Aliyu Sabi     UTME     Saad Belgore     Kolawole Bashirat     Oba Abdulrahim     Nurudeen Muhammed     Ijagbo     Salman Jawondo     Solomon Edojah     Metro Park     NIPOGA     Kazeem Adekanye     CCB     Jumoke Gafar     Amos Sayo     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Owu Fall     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     IHS Towers     Adesoye     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Matthew Okedare     Adamu Attah     March 28     Aliyu Adebayo     Tope Daramola     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Ekiti     Ibrahim Labaika     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Hussein Olokooba     Quranic Recitation Competition     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Aisha Gobir     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Balogin Alanamu     Doyin Awoyale     Anilelerin     PPS     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Moronfoye     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     NAWOJ     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Al-Hikmah University     Wahab Abayawo     Okin Malt     Fatai Olodo     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Oke-Odo     Kulende-UITH     Lola Ashiru     Inside Kwara     Convocation Ceremonies     IYA ALFA NLA     Ifelodun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ajasse-Ipo     Kayode Bankole     Mahee Abdulkadir     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Dairo Kunle Paul     Modibo Kawu     Jide Ashonibare     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     SWAN     Lanre Aremu     Federal Allocation     Toyin Falola     Riskat Opakunle     Unicontinental Construction Company     IYA YUSUF     Elese Of Igbaja     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Sunday Popo-Ola     Usman Yunusa     Ilofa     National Party Of Nigeria     Cornelius Adebayo     Ubandawaki     Ramadan     Idi-Ape     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Olatunde Michaels     Olusegun Adeniyi     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Kwara State Fire Service     Oye Tinuoye     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     TESCOM 2025     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     IDPU     Khairat Gwadabe     Ibrahim Gambari     Democracy Day     07039448763     Alapansapa     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Tunji Arosanyin     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Yeketi     NIPOGA     Kolo     SGBN     Olaitan Buraimoh     Ghali Muhammed     Taofeek Sanusi     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Sulaiman Gado     Borgu     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Amuda Musbau     Sherif Sagaya     Musbau A. Akanji     March 28     Egbejila     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Adisa Logun     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Dan-Kazeem     Orisun Igbomina     Tunde Yusuf     Okin Group     KFA     Rasheed Jimoh     Quarry Royal Valley     Arandun     Mumeen Lah     Damilola Yusuf