In a statement signed by the special assistant, Ministry of
Aviation, James Odaudu, the MoU was signed in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Odaudu noted that the ASG which is the largest aircraft,
crew, maintenance and insurance provider globally, would help NCAT in areas of
competencies, training and certification in order to position the College as a
Regional Training Centre for Africa in civil aviation.
Odaudu also said that the MoU also has as part of its
deliverables the provision of assistance to NCAT for the acquisition of three
Full Flight Simulators and certification of one B737NG Full Flight Simulator,
adding that ASG and its affiliates are also to provide ground handling service,
Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) and other training services for the
College.
Signing the MoU on behalf of the Government of Nigeria, the
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole
described the event as a watershed, as the collaboration is expected to create
new vistas of opportunities for the College in particular and the Aviation
sector in general.
He informed the ASG Management that Nigeria was the ultimate
destination and hub of Aviation in Africa, and any investment in the sector is
an investment worth the while and not misplaced.
He further stated that the Government of Nigeria would
continue to invest in the Sector, as the collaboration with the ASG is a
sub-set of the Aviation Master Plan envisioned by the Minister of Aviation,
Senator Hadi Sirika and approved by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari,
GCFR.
Speaking at the event, the Business Development Executive of
ASG, Amb. Vygaudas Usackas lauded the collaboration and assured of the
readiness of the company to ensure the implementation of the MoU to the letter.
He described Nigeria as a very important country in Africa
with huge potential and a ready market for aviation, and disclosed that the
Group had robust relationships with some domestic airline operators in Nigeria
to whom the Group has been offering some mutually beneficial services.
The Permanent Secretary and the Delegation, which included
officials of the Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),
and NCAT, were later taken on tour of the facilities of the Group.
The signing of the MoU is, without doubts, another milestone
of President Buhari in the aviation sector in Nigeria.
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