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Nigerian Airspace Administration Company
The Nigerian Airspace Administration Company has refuted assertions from aviation lovers that sure plane flew over the Presidential Villa, Abuja with out detection by the nation’s radar surveillance tools masking its airspace.
The Managing Director, NAMA, Ahmed Farouk, made the company’s place identified in a press assertion issued on Saturday.
He acknowledged, “The declare that the Nigerian airspace isn’t lined by Radar is fake and deceptive.
“The radar stations in Nigeria (Kano, Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt) are serviceable. Radar companies for terminal and en route flights are positively recognized and supply air navigation companies to airspace customers.”
Relating to latest considerations concerning the efficacy of the Complete Radar Protection of Nigeria system, Farouk clarified that upgrades to software program and modernisation efforts are underway to satisfy growing calls for for effectivity in air visitors administration.
“Sure, it’s true that the TRACON system, like another electronics system, is present process an improve of software program and modernisation to satisfy the ever-growing demand for environment friendly, efficient, and seamless air visitors administration companies,” he stated.
Addressing one other level of competition, Farouk refuted claims about insufficient welfare for Nigerian Air Visitors Controllers, asserting that NAMA prioritises aggressive and sustainable welfare packages for its employees.
“The welfare of Nigerian Air Visitors Controllers by way of salaries and allowances isn’t in competition, as to recommend that it’s the lowest on this planet. NAMA, as a good company, prides herself on making certain sustainable welfare packages for its employees, particularly the Air Visitors Controllers.,” he stated.
Over the weekend, a blogger made tv appearances alleging that an unidentified plane was noticed flying close to the Presidential Villa in Abuja with out detection.
Refuting these claims, NAMA defined the latest incident involving an “unidentified” plane, clarifying that such terminologies are normal in air visitors management operations and don’t indicate precise unknown plane.
The company harassed that security protocols, together with these associated to hostile climate circumstances, have been strictly adhered to throughout the incident in query.
He stated, “The reported ‘unidentified’ plane is a safety terminology. In actual phrases, the plane in query is understood, however solely to the ATC. The violation was within the curiosity of security, on account of hostile climate (severe thunderstorm) on the stated date.
“It’s apparent that the blogger in query doesn’t perceive the workings of the surveillance techniques, therefore his misconstrued and misguided info on Main and Secondary Radar. The company shall willfully volunteer info on her companies to anybody who requires them at any time.”
He added that NAMA stays dedicated to its accountability to supply protected, efficient, financial, and environment friendly air navigation companies in Nigeria. The existence of strong, efficient civil/navy coordination and collaboration ensures secured airspace and air navigation.
