The Federal Government said that it has never contemplated selling off the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, rather has plans to reposition the institution to become the aviation training hub in Africa.
“For the avoidance of doubt, government wishes to reiterate its vision to reposition the NCAT to become the aviation training hub in Africa; enter into partnerships and collaborative ventures with reputable training institutions across the globe in order to accelerate the growth, expansion and development of the NCAT; achieve the target of producing one out of every three pilots in Africa, amongst several others,” said Joe Obi, Special Assistant (Media) to the minister of aviation.
Obi who was reacting to speculations that the government planned to sell the aviation college which has somewhat become moribund due to years of neglect, said that the aviation ministry had always stated its desire to enhance the capacity as well as improve the revenue base of the college through partnerships and collaboration with other institutions across the world.
“Government does not intend to depart from this goal as it sees such partnerships and collaboration as the necessary ingredient for the repositioning of the college as an aviation training hub on the continent,” he stressed.
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