The Federal Character Commission (FCC) Committee on Works, Transport and Aviation, chaired by Hon. Peter Ogbonna Eze, and the administration of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have pledged to strengthen collaboration on compliance with the Federal Character precept in recruitment, promotion and workers deployment.
The dedication was made on Tuesday throughout an interactive session on the FCC headquarters in Abuja, the place the committee engaged FAAN administration on its workforce practices and measures to make sure compliance with Federal Character pointers with out compromising skilled competence and aviation security.
Speaking on the session, Eze harassed the necessity for federal establishments to supply certified Nigerians from all elements of the nation with equitable alternatives to contribute to nationwide improvement.
He stated equity and advantage weren’t mutually unique, including that Nigeria may obtain skilled excellence alongside nationwide inclusivity by way of clear and equitable employment practices.
“Fairness is not a substitute for merit, and merit should not become an excuse for exclusion. Our goal is a workforce that is both professionally excellent and nationally representative,” Eze stated.
The FCC committee chairman stated the engagement was geared toward assessing progress, figuring out challenges and creating sensible options to strengthen cooperation between FAAN and the fee.
He urged the authority to look past compliance paperwork and to reveal a transparent dedication to equitable alternatives, noting {that a} workforce that displays the nation’s range would strengthen public confidence and contribute to nationwide improvement.
Eze, the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State, expressed optimism that the assembly would yield concrete commitments and reinforce federal establishments’ duty to uphold the Constitution.
Responding, FAAN’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, reaffirmed the authority’s dedication to the Federal Character precept whereas emphasising the necessity to keep the specialised requirements required within the aviation business.
Onabanjo-Kuku stated FAAN’s annual promotion workouts concerned consultations with the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
She additionally stated that, to the most effective of her information, FAAN had not acquired any letter from the FCC alleging non-compliance.
The managing director welcomed additional steerage from the fee on procedures for notifying it of recruitment and promotion workouts, assuring that FAAN would proceed to adjust to the prescribed pointers.
She defined that aviation operations have been ruled by worldwide requirements, together with these of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), which decide personnel {qualifications} and operational necessities.
According to her, FAAN manages 22 airports and offers administration companies for about six others on behalf of state governments and private-sector pursuits.
She stated passenger site visitors and operational actions have been concentrated in a number of airports, making workers deployment depending on particular operational wants.
Onabanjo-Kuku recognized aviation safety and fireplace and rescue companies as areas requiring extra personnel, including that recruitment for such specialised positions should consider prescribed age, well being, and bodily health necessities.
She maintained that FAAN would proceed to steadiness the technical calls for of aviation operations with compliance with Federal Character pointers.
In a associated improvement, the Executive Chairman of the FCC, Hon. Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, assured FAAN of the fee’s readiness to construct a productive working relationship with federal companies.
Omidiran gave the peace of mind when the FAAN managing director paid her a courtesy go to after the interactive session. She stated the fee was adopting a extra streamlined strategy to compliance and direct engagement with heads of presidency establishments.
She defined that the interactive periods have been designed to make sure that company heads understood the fee’s expectations and dedicated to implementing the required requirements.
The FCC chairman stated direct engagement with company heads was needed to determine accountability and get rid of uncertainty about compliance procedures.
She expressed optimism that sustained cooperation would enhance relations between the fee and federal establishments whereas strengthening adherence to the Federal Character precept.
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