Aviation Hall of Fame, a non-governmental organisation, has unveiled a 16-member Advisory Council, for effective and painstaking take-off.
Members of the council, comprising tested professionals, are drawn from various departments in the aviation industry and other related fields.
The Aviation Hall of Fame was established on May 9, 2023, to recognise and reward merit as well as encourage excellence in service delivery.
The council is a panacea to enhancing safety and security in the aviation sector.
The body, which is the brainchild of three astute aviation practitioners, Professor Anthony Kila, Gboyega Adeoye and Wole Shadare, is to set in motion, activities that will launder as well as promote dedication, honesty and hard work within the Nigerian aviation sector and beyond.
Members include Dr Harold Olusegun Demuren, Aeronautical Engineer and former director-general of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority; Dr Gabriel Gbenga Olowo, immediate past president, Aviation Roundtable Initiative and Chairman Sabre Global Technology CWA, Mr Kabir Yusuf Mohammed; Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Engr Akin Olateru; Director-General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Dr Anastasia Gbem; former Legal Adviser at Nigerian Airspace Management Agency and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Mrs Titilayo Akerele, sociologist and ace labour activist, skilled in aeronautical information management and worked at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Mrs Nkechi Onyenso, CEO, Pathfinders.
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 had revived into operations and would soon debut with a complimenting stakeholders-centric publication, Aviation Metrics Magazine, to inform, entertain and educate the entire aviation community.
Kila disclosed that the publication would 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.
