TUC cautions against merging NCAA, NAMA, NIMET

The TUC in a communiqué it released in Abuja Saturday, after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting described the proposed merger as “inappropriate, ill-timed and at variance with Nigeria’s obligation as a signatory to Chicago Convention 1944.”The congress said that “in this age of specialisation, it makes no progressive sense to merge such regulatory agency […]

The TUC in a communiqué it released in Abuja Saturday, after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting described the proposed merger as “inappropriate, ill-timed and at variance with Nigeria’s obligation as a signatory to Chicago Convention 1944.”
The congress said that “in this age of specialisation, it makes no progressive sense to merge such regulatory agency as (NCAA) with service providers (NAMA and NIMET) as doing so will distract the NCAA from concentrating on its core statutory mandate of over sighting the safety and security of civil aviation.
It urged President Goodluck Jonathan to, “in the interest of professionalism and safety of civil aviation, direct the reversal of the merger, which creates a situation of conflict of interest and paints Nigeria in bad light before the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).”
TUC also opposes the merger of health regulatory bodies of different professions such as Medical Rehabilitation Board of Nigeria, Dental Therapists, Optometrists and Opticians and Dental Technicians, stressing that it will lead to conflict among the different professionals.
The communiqué, jointly signed by TUC President Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Secretary General Musa Lawal called for the immediate passing of the Petroleum Industry Bill, dialogue with oil workers’ unions and respect for the right of workers to unionise.