Med-View boss to chair 23rd LAAC annual conference
By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Lagos
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has been selected as the chairman of the forthcoming conference and awards of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC).
Speaking with the committee in his office recently, Bankole said that the resolutions reached at the conference in the past had helped to shape the aviation industry.
The event scheduled to hold on July 17 at Raddison Blu Hotel is with the theme: “Boosting aviation investment through policy.”
Bankole stated that members of the league have been able to put the government on its toes through objective and analytical writings, while the policies of the government for the industry are reviewed by reporters on the beat.
He said: “LAAC over the years has been our partner in progress. Members of the league have been tremendously useful to the growth of the airline and the industry at large. Without you doing the informative reporting, the industry won’t be where it is today even though, we know there are still a lot to be done.”
The airline chief executive said that the relationship between the two bodies had been symbiotic over the years and promised that the airline would continue to support the programmes of the league.
Besides the Minister of state for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, who was selected as the special guest of honour, chief executive officers of aviation agencies in the country as well as private service providers would also grace the occasion.
Others expected include, Nick Fadugba, former secretary general of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, former director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Babatunde Irukera, director-general of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) amongst others.
The 23rd conference and awards 2018 is expected to be attended by over 250 aviation industry professionals, cutting across the aviation agencies, security agencies, international and domestic airlines operating in Nigeria, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers and captains of the aviation industry in Nigeria.
Key stakeholders made up of individuals and corporate organizations who had distinguished themselves in the industry would also be honoured with various awards at the event.
With almost 40 years experience in the industry, Bankole joined the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways Limited in 1978 and was appointed as a traffic/ramp and duty manager and later as a marketing manager of the airline at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
