Funding for critical infrastructure still a challenge – Farouk

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The managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Ahmed Farouk has highlighted some of the challenges facing the organisation to include funding for critical navigational infrastructure.

The spokesman for the agency, Mr Abdullahi Musa said in a statement that Farouk made the remark when he received the newly appointed permanent secretary, ministry of aviation and aerospace development Dr Ibrahim Kana at the NAMA corporate headquarters in Abuja.

The managing director stated that some of the agency’s projects were currently 50% completed while efforts were being made to source for more funding.

He expressed confidence in the collaborative efforts of the permanent secretary and the minister to ensure the successful completion of the projects.

He further revealed plans by the agency to commence work on the building of its corporate headquarters at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Farouk also expressed gratitude for Kana’s visit, acknowledging the significance of him taking time to tour all the offices at the headquarters of the agency which he described as the “heart of the aviation industry,” emphasising that safety remains sacrosanct in NAMA’s operations.

In his remarks, Kana commended the critical role played by NAMA in ensuring the safety and efficiency of air navigation in the country describing it as “very strategic and pivotal in the nation’s economic development.”

He praised the staff of the agency for their teamwork, dedication and commitment towards achieving organisational objectives, describing their collective performance as “exemplary and deserving of emulation.”

He charged the staff to remain committed to teamwork, emphasising its role in achieving collective goals.

“Teamwork is the foundation of success, and your dedication will continue to propel NAMA to greater heights,” he stated.