The Acting Director General Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Ona Najomo, Monday, inaugurated NCAA Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee in Abuja. |
Speaking during the inauguration, Capt Najomo said the reconstitution of the committee was expedient, especially after the creation of the Directorate of Special Duties and establishment of a Project Monitoring and Contract Evaluation Unit.
He said the project monitoring not only entails planning and execution but also diligent supervision and continuous monitoring and evaluation towards achieving specific goals.
The acting director said the 10-man committee was first constituted in 2021, and its reconstitution demonstrates NCAA management’s collective dedication to transparency, accountability, and value for resources.
He reiterated that the project monitoring and contract evaluation team is not responsible for contract award or negotiation but purely for monitoring compliance and ensuring that management’s standard and specifications are met.
He, therefore, tasked them to be the lens through which projects in NCAA would be viewed to ensure strict compliance with the authority’s service level agreements, compliance with extant laws and regulations, identify potential risks and liabilities, ensure value for money, as well as proffer recommendations to guide management’s decision-making in project delivery.
While admitting that the task ahead of the committee is enormous, considering their primary assignments, he urged members of the committee to see themselves as agents of change in line with his (Najomo’s) NCAA project 2024 and beyond, assuring members of his support in the discharge of their responsibilities.
The committee, which is chaired by the Director of Special Duties, Mr. Horatius Egua, has members drawn from Directorates/Departments of Finance, Legal Services, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Procurement and Human Resources and Administration.
