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 careworn the necessity for federal establishments to supply certified Nigerians from all elements of the nation with equitable alternatives to contribute to nationwide growth.
He stated equity and benefit 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 aimed 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 display a transparent dedication to equitable alternatives, noting {that a} workforce that displays the nation’s range would strengthen public confidence and contribute to nationwide growth.
Eze, the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State, expressed optimism that the assembly would yield concrete commitments and reinforce federal establishments’ accountability 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 preserve the specialised requirements required within the aviation business.
Onabanjo-Kuku stated FAAN’s annual promotion workout routines 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 one of the best of her information, FAAN had not obtained 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 workout routines, 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 gives administration providers 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 couple of airports, making workers deployment depending on particular operational wants.
Onabanjo-Kuku recognized aviation safety and hearth and rescue providers as areas requiring extra personnel, including that recruitment for such specialised positions should bear in mind 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 growth, 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 businesses.
Omidiran gave the reassurance when the FAAN managing director paid her a courtesy go to after the interactive session. She stated the fee was adopting a extra streamlined method to compliance and direct engagement with heads of presidency establishments.
She defined that the interactive classes 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 vital to ascertain accountability and eradicate 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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