….receives ‘Integrity and Anti-corruption Ambassador’ awards
The Director General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, Engr. Akin Olateru has applauded the contributions of the regulatory agency, the Bureau and stakeholders to the overall safety of the industry.
He said, safety is not achieved by accident but conscious efforts had gone into it for a safer airspace.
Olateru stated this during the presentation of an award tagged, ‘Integrity and Anti-corruption Ambassador’ to him in recognition of his contribution to the transformation and developmental strides the Bureau has witnessed under his leadership by the Nigerian youth against Corruption and Transparency Initiative in Abuja.
He assured of the Bureau’s continuous prompt response to occurrences and timely release of its reports along with right safety recommendations to deal with the reason why that particular occurrence happened.
According to him, this is the only way the agency can continue to protect the system from reoccurrence.
“We enhance safety from the rear. And that is why I am so happy that you spotted us. I really want to thank you for this initiative and for giving us the encouragement to do”.
He informed the organisation that the government, in recognition of the roles played by the Bureau, signed into law the NSIB Act 2022 for the expansion of its mandate and scope as a multi-modal agency to investigate not just air accidents and incidents , but maritime, railway and any other modes of transportation across the country.
Earlier, the Group Coordinator, Engr. Abdul Malik Usman, said members of the Group decided to confer the award on the DG NSIB in recognition of his contributions to the development of the nation’s aviation safety through rapid transformation of the Bureau to emerge as one of the best accident investigating bodies in the world.
“Our Organization is very proud of the transformation and developmental strides in the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau( NSIB) which cannot be overemphasized”.
He added, “Your unrelenting dedication to a corruption-free society, contribution to nation building, among others, called for appreciation and recognition and to this end, we decided to honour you with this award”.
