Gov. AbdulRazaq Warns Aviation College Against Mismanagement As 27 Pilots Graduate

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has warned the management team of the Ilorin Aviation College (IAC) against financial misappropriation.

The Governor said this on Tuesday at the College premises while decorating some of the graduands of the school, urged the management to avoid a repeat of the mismanagement of resources that set back the progress of the institution, including the withdrawal of the Nigerian Navy and misuse of over N300m funds of the Nigerian Air Force.

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“With effective management, I believe Aviation College can attain autonomy and self-sufficiency in terms of funding. Our aim for the school is to achieve this, instead of relying on subvention from the government.”

Earlier, the Acting Rector of the College Captain Yakubu Okatahi thanked the Governor for his continuous support for the school, saying that the continuous payment of the subvention and moral support have kept the school going.

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The Governor’s recent release of N75m enabled the College to purchase new aircraft engine and propeller, 10,000 litres of jet-A1, and repair of the College’s fuel dump, among other things.

Okatahi and other officers of the school also commended the Governor for paying subvention which helps to run the school, adding that the College management looks forward to increase in the financial support to cater for review of wages and some other things.

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Registrar of the College Mohammed Jimada Jibril commended the Governor for his continuous assistance to the school, congratulating him on his re-election and emergence as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).