'We must put the people first' — Keyamo says in first meeting with officials of Aviation Ministry

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has promised to address the minor complaints from passengers that have bedeviled the aviation industry.

The newly-inaugurated Minister made this known as he was welcomed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, and other officials of the Ministry.

He also noted that he will work the roadmap left by the previous administration and that twigs will be made were necessary.

“I have read the roadmap, the one developed in 2016, I read it thoroughly, our intention is not to disrupt things that have been done so well, if there are things that have not been done so well we will look at it thoroughly.

“We may have to add to the roadmap but not pull it down totally because I know it was a product of a roundtable held in 2016, so if it was well thought out, I like the structure that I saw,” he was quoted as saying during his first day in office,” Keyamo said.

“We are going to move from very complex issues to simple issues that every Nigerian faces the complaints they have. They may not know the work we are doing behind in terms of safety, but usually, people appreciate what they see every day like the cleanliness of the environment, and how early they get their flight among others.”

“At every point in time, we must put the people first. I intend to start getting briefings from the directors first, then agencies starting from tomorrow. The Permanent Secretary should draw a schedule up for the briefings,” he stated.

“We are going to move from very complex issues to simple issues that every Nigerian faces the complaints they have. They may not know the work we are doing behind in terms of safety, but usually, people appreciate what they see every day like the cleanliness of the environment, and how early they get their flight among others.”

“At every point in time, we must put the people first. I intend to start getting briefings from the directors first, then agencies starting from tomorrow. The Permanent Secretary should draw a schedule up for the briefings,” he stated.

The new Minister said he would, in the next few days, get briefings from the Directors in the Ministry as well as heads of agencies as he settles down in the Ministry.