The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has called on the federal government to exempt agencies in the ministry of aviation and aerospace development from the 50 internally generated revenue deduction policy.
The national president of the association, Mr Abayomi Agoro made the plea in a statement.
He said NATCA the “ongoing 50% deduction from the internally generated revenue of aviation agencies…severely undermines the safety and efficiency of Nigeria’s aviation sector.”
“We want to place it on record that the safety-critical activities of the entire aviation sector are slowly grinding to a halt, reaching levels that are unacceptable.
“The agencies within the sector are financially constrained, rendering the sector dysfunctional. This alarming situation, if left unaddressed, poses significant risks to the safety and operational effectiveness of Nigerian airspace,” Agoro said.
He further stated that “NATCA will not assume responsibility should a strain on the sector’s safety and operational needs result in any critical incident or accident” stressing that “the continued financial constraints imposed by the deductions are compromising our ability to deliver safe, efficient air traffic control services.”
