LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Dr. Danjuma Ismaila has decried the poor wage profile of the college staff which has led to the poaching of staff by other agencies.

Ismaila made the assertion during the facility tour of the Chairman, House Committee on Aviation Technology, Honorable Tajudeen Kareem Abiodun led the Committee on an oversight visit to the college recently.

The Rector and his entire management team warmly received the Committee members.

The Rector seized the opportunity to appraise for the team the strategic position of the college in churning out a great percentage of the aviation industry workforce and professionals in the Country.

He appreciates the generous commitment shown by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, and other predecessors in the success story of the institution.

He appealed for the continued kind assistance of the committee in ensuring the improvement of budgetary allocations and funding for the college, while bemoaning the poor wage profile of the college staff.

This, he attributed as major reason for the prevalent attrition and poaching of her trained personnel by sister agencies and the industry sector with higher salary remunerations.

He assures the committee of his administration’s plans to harnessing the college immense potentials to gain maximum benefits for the College and the aviation industry.

The Committee Chairman applauded the contributions of the College in the fortunes of the Nigeria and global aviation industry.

He assures of his committee’s commitment to supporting the college in addressing its major challenges.

While commending the Rector, he also assures that his committee will carefully study the the detailed presentation made by the Rector; with a view to ascertaining priority areas of interventions.

The Committee members were greatly impressed with the facilities and infrastructure in the college.

The Chairman further assures of the committee’s regular interface with the Rector to meet necessary needs of the college.