dvdon: What's d argument about demuren being complacant or not, he is out I mean sacked, sacked for another GEJs loyalist to share from d national cake. Because I see no wrong commited by this man to deserve a sack.

Ngwakwe: The NASS (CPC & ACN inclusive) demanded he be sacked after passing vote of no confidence on him..

GEJ also lost confidence on him, hence he was duly sacked for complacency and incompetence .

OAM4J:

Dr. Demurin is an experienced Aeronautical Engineer. He was retired in 1995 as a Director of Safety Services In NCAA because of his strict adherent to safety. Went to float Afrijet and was the MD/CEO of the cargo airline before OBJ appointed him DG NCAA after Bellview and Sosoliso Airlines crashes to restore sanity in the aviation Industry and he went on to help Nigeria attained the US CAT 1 status after those incidents.

He has done well for the aviation Industry, only hope his sack was not out of flimsy excuses or caused by these so called aviation stakeholders wanting to resume their "cutting corners" as Marwa once put it. And I hope another competent person will be appointed.

CFCfan:

I don't think Demuren should have been fired. I rate him as one of the best ever NCAA DGs.

Afam4eva:
Maybe you're right.

So, he got appointed after Bellview and Sosoliso? I could have sworn that that man has been in that position before I was born. Why has his face registered in my head. I even see him in my dream. There's no way this man joined the NCAA during OBJ's tenure. I think it was passed down to him by his father.

OAM4J:

lol

Actually you are right, read my post again. He joined the Nigerian aviation ministry circa 1970s and was retired in 1995, but was brought back by OBJ in 2005.

CFCfan:

With all due respect, there aren't many aviation professionals in the NASS. Therefore, their 'vote of confidence' was in massive error.

CFCfan:

With all due respect, there aren't many aviation professionals in the NASS. Therefore, their 'vote of confidence' was in massive error.

Ngwakwe: The NASS (CPC & ACN inclusive) demanded he be sacked after passing vote of no confidence on him..

GEJ also lost confidence on him, hence he was duly sacked for complacency and incompetence .

Omo_Tier1:
It's called fresh air Mr. Talkimi After-all, your drunken fisherman approved the sack letter.. No ....

Omo_Tier1:
It's called fresh air Mr. Talkimi After-all, your drunken fisherman approved the sack letter.. No ....

Table Leg :
The otueke fisherman has just done what he does best .......... smh

Eko Ile:


What a damn irony. The clown sacked other people for what he himself should have been sacked for...

What a travesty..

baby_123: Well, no more flying Nigerian owned airlines

hustla242: Prior to his appointment in 2005, there were no direct flights between Nigeria and USA. There are now several direct flights between Nigeria and U.S. destinations including Atlanta, New York and Washington D.C., services to Houston began in November 2011.

Goes to show it takes more than doctorates from Harvard, M.I.T or Cambridge to serve in Nigeria. Nigeria needs to forget about bringing in "technocrats" from abroad.. stick to local champions content; they are more familiar with the business environment.

Unfortunately mediocrity rules in Nigeria

CFCfan:

Arik Air is relatively safe though.

They are the "Wings Of Nigeria".

thelastPope: NL and its army of armchair and partisan commentators.

There is no way you can sit on your chair in your little mini flat and know what the reason is until the government actually says so. The man has done something that deserves the sack and he has been sacked. If he feels he has been undone unjustly, he can actually seek redress in court.

Truth is, this man has been DG since OBJ and in that period, the civil aviation industry hasn't improved much in terms of processes. Airline operators have been cutting corners badly. if the man has really improved the industry, we would not have had the Dana and the PH debacle! The Dana incident was a big example of a failure of the NCAA. The NASS had to call for the man's sack and rightly so! If it was in an advanced country, the man would have resigned himself, but we know how we do it here. Let us leave those running these things to run them because only they have full information of what is really going on. We can only comment when those information come to the public domain. One great thing GEJ has really done is place round pegs in round holes in most of the government agencies. People like Iweala, Aganga, oduah, Eteh, Nnaji and later Nebo, etc are true professionals in their various ministries and agencies.

BetaThings:

Tell us about the PH "debacle". So NCAA should be held responsible for military aviation safety?
In the case of Dana, even Group Captain Obakpolor who was appointed by Aviation Minister exonerated Demuren
Tell us how Nebo who is less than 1 month on the job is a professional and Demuren is not
Tell us why a man whose tenure saw the return of direct flights between Nigeria and US has not improved processes
Tell us how airlines have been cutting corners
Last time I heard it was FAAN MD that was complaining about Arik's refusal to pay airport charges due to Arik's "connections". So how come Arik's MD was not sacked

CFCfan:

He was instrumental in ensuring that Nigeria attained the US CAT 1 status. This enabled our domestic airlines to fly directly to the US on Nigerian-registered aircraft.

thelastPope:

Prior to Ernest Ndukwe's appointment as NCC boss, there was no GSM in Nigeria but now there is GSM and even 3G! Does that mean we are very happy with his performance at the NCC? Your logic is flawed. The world is growin. Nigeria is growing. A lot of new technology and processes are coming on stream. Some of these changes will come into effect, it doesn't matter whoever is at the helm of affairs. Of course, some others will require a visionary person to implement. But the most important function in the NCAA is the day to day management that ensures the safety and comfort of the flying public and so far, Demuren seems to have come short there.

wesley80:
Plenty plenty talk, little little sense. We know your mouth is bigger than your head but do you mind drawing on some common sense from the pit of your stomach?
Let me guide you; Oya how was Demuren transforming our aviation sector with his "wealth of experience" b4 this sack which you're not sure what he did/didnt do to suddenly deserve?

Eko Ile:


What a damn irony. The clown sacked other people for what he himself should have been sacked for...

What a travesty..