NIGERIA'S OLUMIDE ALIU ELECTED FIRST AFRICAN PRESIDENT OF ICAO

 

A Nigerian, Dr Olumide Bernard Aliu, has been elected as president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council; making him the first African to head the world aviation safety body.

Mr. Aliu was elected ICAO Council president on Monday at the 38th Assembly of the organization in Montreal, Canada. He scored a total of 149 votes from the council which consists of 172 member countries.

Nigeria became a member of ICAO in 1960 and was elected into the Council of ICAO in 1962 as a Part II member State. The country has since remained on the Council and has continued to promote the interest of Nigeria and Africa on the Council as well as contribute to the development and growth of civil aviation in the region.