ANAP elects NCAA branch executive

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Lagos

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) branch of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) has elected its new executive members at the union’s delegates conference held at the weekend.

Comrade Benjamin Godwin and Comrade Ige Abayomi were elected as the new chairman and vice chairman respectively. Others elected are Adebisi Saheed as secretary; Ifoh Patience as women leader; Ugwu Chinasa as treasurer and Ogundele Funmi as deputy women leader amongst others.

The election of the new executive members took place at the NCAA annex at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, shortly after the conference was declared open by the NCAA Director of Human Resources and Admin, Sanusi Ahmed Abbas, who was represented by the General Manager, Human Resources, Anthony Ayasal.

The executive committee members emerged through a unanimous vote of confidence who before now were caretaker committee members. The motion for the vote of confidence on Comrade Benjamin Godwin led team was moved by Comrade Akogun Gabriel and was seconded by Comrade Raheem Kamil.

Speaking after the inauguration, the new Chairman, Benjamin Godwin said that he was happy that ANAP members in NCAA finally instituted a vote of confidence on his team.

He said that “I feel elated and happy that there is a vote of confidence on my team. Initially, we were just caretaker committee members, but the delegates have officially given us the mandate to run the union. We promise to keep the hard work going.

“We will do all our best to make sure the interest of our workers are protected. The welfare of our workers is our number one priority; that we intend to do at all times. That will be our watchword.

“My team and I will continue to do our best. You can see them making sure to ensure that we are re-elected. A lot of people are happy with what we are doing. Initially, we were 40 in number but now we are close to 200 members. To achieve this in two years is amazing.”

Emphasising that ANAP strength is due to the absolute trust that its members had on the union, Godwin, who described ANAP as the fastest growing union in the Nigeria aviation industry, said “initially, we were just 40, but today, we are almost 200 in number.

Our growth is due to trust. We are not lagging behind in the pursuit of our growth. We want to assure you that the interest of our workers remains a top priority.”

ANAP is a duly registered union to protect and represent the interest of aviation professionals in the aviation industry.