The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Chris Najomo, has cautioned against any further reduction in the regulator’s statutory funding, warning that such a move could weaken Nigeria’s aviation safety oversight.
Mr Najomo spoke on Thursday at a public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the proposed review of the allocation of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
He said the NCAA supported adequate funding for all aviation agencies but warned that changing the existing revenue-sharing formula without considering the regulator’s responsibilities could affect its ability to discharge its statutory mandate.
According to him, the TSC accounts for about 85 per cent of the NCAA’s revenue, making the charge critical to the authority’s operations.
He contrasted this with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), which generates a substantial portion of its revenue from commercial charges paid by aircraft operators for air navigation services.
