FAAN MD Commended for Improvement of Airport Facilities
Chinedu Eze
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, has been commended for the on-going modernization of some of the airports under the agency’s management, just as she marks one year in office.
Commending Kuku for the turnaround of the airport, former Commissioner of Information and erstwhile General Manager in FAAN, Yakubu Dati, said that within 12 months Kuku has been on the saddle of FAAN, it has experienced tremendous changes.
“The initial anxiety that usually comes with the appointment of new CEOs has given way to assurances that the agency is headed in the right direction. This is because the new pilot has been found to possess the skill and knowledge not only in flying the plane to its desired destination but to land it safely,” Dati said.
He said Kuku assumed office as the Managing Director of FAAN in December last year, but has left no one in doubt that she has the capacity to deliver on the mandate given to her.
“As people observed to see how the first female Managing Director of FAAN would fit into the shoes of her predecessors like George Ureise, Sale Dunoma, Rabiu Yadudu, Kabir Yusuf and others, Mrs Kuku has proven that the shoes fit her perfectly.
“In 12 months, the amiable and hard-working finance and administration guru has accomplished several noteworthy achievements that have positively impacted the aviation sector and is strategically reengineering it into a commercially viable entity. Armed with a B.Sc. in Finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA in International Finance and Strategic Management from DePaul University, Mrs Kuku came prepared to add value to the business of aviation,” Dati said.
According to Dati, has led her agency into delivering over N112 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government in line with the drive of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for the viability of government agencies.
He explained that ss FAAN’s helmsman, Mrs Kuku laid a strong foundation for enhancing productivity, embarkied on massive manpower training to build safety standards where more than 4,000 staff and critical personnel across 6 safety-critical courses were trained in the FAAN Training School which she upgraded in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
“Due to her positive intervention, the school is already attracting students from neighbouring African countries who are trooping in to make use of the facility.
Her infrastructural works like the reconstruction and rehabilitation of internal roads, terminals, conveyor belts, and eradication of touts and undesirable elements have also enhanced security and wellbeing of passengers at the airport,” Dati added.
