Aviation Hall of Fame (AHoF), a non-governmental organisation, has unveiled a 16-member Advisory Council, to recognise and reward merit and encourage excellent performance and highest standards in service delivery, as a panacea to enhancing safety and security in the aviation sector.
The body, which is the brainchild of three aviation practitioners, Professor Anthony Kila, Gboyega Adeoye and Wole Shadare, said it will set in motion activities that will promote dedication, honesty and hard work within the Nigerian aviation sector and beyond.
Professor Kila said “The Advisory Council was carefully put together to comprise eminent Nigerians and thoroughbred professionals who have attained excellence in their various fields through selfless service, discipline and unalloyed commitment to nation building and humanity.
According to him, the AHoF has delved into operations and would soon debut with a complimenting stakeholders-centric publication, Aviation Metric Magazine (AM Magazine), to inform, entertain and educate the entire aviation community.
He said the publication will also play a role in featuring personalities that perform creditably in their fields of endeavour and throw such to the public for evaluation and possible rewards.
For Olowo, the birth of the Aviation Hall of Fame was novel, unprecedented and commendable in the Aviation industry.
“It endorses a verse of the national anthem which says, “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain”… and leaves a historical record for the generation to come. I doff my hat for the initiators of the novel idea.”
In her contribution, Dr Gbem said, “This is a highly commendable innovation that needs to be embraced and supported by all stakeholders both within and outside the aviation industry.
Members of the Advisory Council include former Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, Immediate Past President of Aviation Round Table Initiative (ART) and Chairman Sabre Global Technology, Dr Gabriel Gbenga Olowo, Managing Director, of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, Director General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr Akin Olateru, and former Legal Adviser at Nigerian Airspace Management Agency and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Dr Anastasia Gbem.
Others are renowned sociologist and ace labour activist, Mrs Titilayo Akerele , Chief Executive Officer of Pathfinders, Mrs Nkechi Onyenso, Oluyin of Iyin, Ekiti State and a former Director of Administration, FAAN Oba Adeniyi Ajakaye and former Managing Director, SAHCOL, Dr. Oluropo Owolabi among others.
