WorldStage– The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo (SAN) said Nigeria has just been re-elected into Part 2 of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
According to him, the re-election which held in Montreal, Canada, also saw eleven other countries (two others from Africa- Egypt and South Africa) elected along with Nigeria.
Keyamo stated that Nigeria’s representative to ICAO, Engr. Mahmoud Ben-Tukur, will take Nigeria’s seat in the Council.
“Compatriots, glad to announce that in the last 15 minutes Nigeria has just been re-elected into Part 2 of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, along with eleven other countries (two others from Africa- Egypt and South Africa). Nigeria’s representative to ICAO, Engr. Mahmoud Ben-Tukur, will take Nigeria’s seat in the Council.
“As leader of Nigeria’s delegation, I was privileged to participate in the voting sessions of Parts 1 and 2 on behalf of Nigeria. A total of 185 countries were eligible to vote. Nigeria scored 163 votes,” Keyamo stated in the announcement.
