Aviation College Acquires 2 Additional Aircraft: Ilorin, Nigeria

ILORIN - The management of the International Aviation College, Ilorin, has taken delivery of two additional single engine aircraft into its fleet.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara Governor, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, stated this in a press statement in Ilorin.

It stated that the acquisition would enable the college to enhance its capacity to train commercial pilots that would meet international standards.

According to the statement, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, was at the Ilorin International Airport to take delivery of the aircraft.

Ahmed said the school was being positioned to fill existing shortfalls in the training of pilots in the country.

The governor also said that two additional hostels would be built to accommodate the increasing number of students in institution.

He said the acquisition of additional aircraft was achieved through collaboration with international agencies on a programmed and continuous basis.

“It is a moment of history that we are making, we are training pilots in Ilorin who will go across the whole world and make a mark in the aviation industry,” he said.

Ahmed assured the students and instructors of the college that the vision of the state government was to make the institution one of the best in the world.

He, therefore, appealed to the stakeholders to remain steadfast in making the college a citadel of excellence.

The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Dr Amuda Kannike, said the college started its training program 17 months-ago.

Kannike said the college has been endorsed by the Nigerian Air force with 25 of its personnel in two batches currently undergoing training at the college. 

Source:  http://nigerianobservernews.com