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what obviously appears to be a major shakeup, many directors and
managers of the FAAN, have been fired by the federal government.
It has been revealed that up to about 21 senior officials of the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have been sacked on
Wednesday in a major shake-up.
According to The Punch, those affected, including directors,
general managers and deputy general managers, were reportedly handed
their termination of appointment letters.
Sources at the head office of FAAN in Lagos revealed that no fewer
than 10 general managers were reportedly demoted. They were said to have
earlier been improperly promoted.
It was learnt from an official of the Ministry of Aviation that the
sacking was the first batch of the shake-up planned by the government
to reposition FAAN.
Stakeholders said the Federal Government had been concerned about
certain issues at FAAN such as the engagement of about 40 general
managers, the creation of many directorates that brought about
duplication of duties and raised the authority’s monthly overhead to an
estimated N800m.
Sources said the government planned to reduce the number of workers
by way of restructuring in order to cushion the effects of the current
economic crisis.
Some of the general managers were said not to have the requisite
qualifications for the sensitive positions they held, as many of them,
including deputy general managers, had reportedly left the university
about 10 years ago and could not have qualified for the office they
held.
The Punch reports that almost all the directors were said to have
been affected, while an acting director of finance was said to have been
demoted to Grade Level 10 and redeployed to the Department of
Information Communications and Technology.
Many of the affected officers were moved from Grade Levels 17 and 16 down to 10, 12 and 14.
Some of the demoted workers were said to have received their
letters, authorising them to report to their superiors, who were their
subordinates before the exercise.
Meanwhile, new directors of finance and accounts, as well as commercial and business development, have been appointed.
The Federal Government is also reportedly planning to reduce the
number of directorates in the aviation agencies as part of the
restructuring exercise.
This, it was learnt, would affect the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
The restructuring at the airports is said to be the fallout of a
panel’s report headed by the Head of Service, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita,
which recommended the need for a proper placement in FAAN.
The NAMA may get a new managing director before December as its
acting Managing Director, Emmanuel Anasi, is expected to proceed on
terminal leave by the end of the year.
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