Why Festus Keyamo Was Appointed as Aviation Minister: President Tinubu Explains

Abuja, FCT – Festus Keyamo has been appointed the president’s minister of aviation and aerospace development, and President Bola Tinubu has explained why he made this choice. Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, revealed on Channels Television on Tuesday morning that the senior attorney was chosen to supervise the ministry since there were numerous legal frameworks that needed to be completed there.

Ngelale asserted that although the minister may not have piloted a plane or served as a captain in the past, anyone who is familiar with the fundamentals of the sector will be aware that policy and regulation are essential to the efficient operation of the aviation and aerospace development sectors. The spokesperson for the president claimed that Keyamo is Tinubu’s team’s top legal brain and should be in charge of reviewing aviation policy and regulations.

He said:

“We talk about aviation safety, flight safety, civil aviation safety. All of this has to do with how strong your legal foundations are; that there are effective regulations crafted to oversight that sector,

“I don’t think there’s any better legal mind in the cabinet to be able to oversee any review of the policy regulations that will be undergirding the aviation sector moving forward.”