Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, led a high-level Nigerian delegation to Yaoundé, Cameroon and joined his Cameroonian counterpart, the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe, to officially sign the Bilateral Agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations.
According to Keyamo, “this pivotal pact between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon enhances airspace safety by enabling faster, more coordinated responses to aviation emergencies across our shared borders.”
The Minister, Festus Keyamo SAN was accompanied by the Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA,) Capt. Chris Najomo; the Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk; and key directors from the Ministry, to ensure a unified approach to implementation.
Keyamo stated that “the strategic partnership fully aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritises: Institutional strengthening, Regional cooperation, Economic revitalisation, and Protection of lives and property in the aviation sector.”
The Minister reiterated that”by formalising these protocols, Nigeria reaffirms its leadership in fostering a safer, more integrated, and resilient aviation ecosystem throughout West and Central Africa.”
Delegates at the signing of the agreement in Yaoundé, Cameroon.