By Ada Nkong
In a bid to improve air safety in Nigeria,the Nigerian Safety
Investigation Bureau(NSIB) and the
Nigerian airspace management agency (
NAMA) have signed
a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) agreement and
renewed partnership to promote air
safety.
According to a statement by Tunji Oketunmbi,the main purpose of the agreement
was to consolidate the existing
relationship between NSIB andNAMA on
the exchange of information, and data
sharing during occurrences, among
others, that can help in the quality and
timeliness of investigation of air mishaps
in accordance with the InternationalCivil
Aviation Organisation ICAO Annex 13 and
19 of the 1994 Chicago convention on
International CivilAviation .
Oketunmbi further said also included in the MoU was the
flexibility in all transactions with the
mutual agreement of bothagencies,
upholding the values of cooperation,
honesty, mutual respect, openness and
professionalism .
NSIB and NAMA while signing the
deal noted that though the MoU is not
legally binding, but thetwo agencies
however agreed to perform
the irrespective functions in a manner
consistent with thevalues and principles
of the agreement.
The signing of the agreement, which
took place at the NSIB Abuja headquarters
had the BureauDirector General, Engr.
Akin Olateru signed on behalf of NSIB,
while NAMA Managing Director/ CEO
Engr. Odunowo Tayib Mohammed, put
pen on paper for his Agency.
The NSIB recently signed a MoU with
Lagos State Emergency Management
Agency (LASEMA) on cooperation during
emergencies even as the agency has
signed similar agreements with various
agencies and institutions within and
outside the country.
Said Olateru, “Collaboration remains the
centre point of our drive towards
enthroning safety in the aviation industry.
We remain committed to promoting
safety in the aviation industry to the point
of attaining and maintaining zero
accident.”
He added: ”We, however, cannot do it
alone. That is why we have chosen the
path of collaboration withagencies
and institutions with similar objectives.”
He commended NAMA management for
rising to the occasion by signing the
agreement.
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