Nigeria not supporting any candidate for ICAO presidency

[FILE PHOTO] Nigeria’s Aviation minister Hadi Sirika

It made the assertion in a statement issued by Deputy Director, Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu in which it explained what Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika said during a visit of the UAE Ambassador and the country’s ICAO Council Representative.

“What the minister said was that in supporting any of the candidates, Nigeria would join hands with other member-nations to elect someone with capacity to build on the achievements of the outgoing Council President, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu,” the statement reads.

It stressed that Nigeria has not taken a decision on any of the candidates and as a major player in the aviation community, will make its choice known at the appropriate time, as it had always done.