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Uche Usim, Abuja
Nigeria has been re-elected as a Part 2 member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council for a new three-year term.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who made the disclosure via the ministry’s spokesman, James Odaudu, said that Nigeria garnered 151 votes out of the 193-member states.
The figure is 18 votes higher than it got in 2016, marking a significant rise in the popularity of the country within the global aviation community.
In his remarks after the election, Sirika said that the continued success and recognition of the country in all issues relating to the world aviation governing body only goes to show that it is on course in its transformation agenda in the Aviation sector.
He added that the re-election of Nigeria into the ICAO Council would further spur it to push for the attainment of the ideals and objectives of the organization, as it has always done, with a stronger commitment to the implementation of the Aviation sector development roadmap of the Buhari administration.
Also reacting to the re-election, the Country Representative on the ICAO Council, Captain Nuhu Musa, described it as a momentous occasion for the country, as it showed the growing influence and popularity of Nigeria within the global aviation industry.
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It changes the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
