By Daniel Eteghe

Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze yesterday expressed her support towards the growth of Overland Company Limited , assuring that the ministry would do anything within its powers to assist the growth of the company in the aviation industry.

Speaking at the official opening of Overland Airport Office and Foundation stone laying ceremony of Overland Ultra Modern Aircraft Maintenance Hanger at the weekend , she said that, “So if there is anything within my powers that I will do to support him to grow that I am going to obliged him that”.

The Minster noted that she was impressed and excited by the extent of progress going on in the company. She said, “I am really excite and impress with what we have seen today and I must say that we appreciate first, the effort, the commitment and the dedication to duty of the staff of Overland Airways, if you are not supportive to the CEO, this achievement would not have come to reality so I must thank you for that level of commitment because I know that is difficult for a single individual to achieve this without getting so much support from his staffs”. Njeze, who urged staff to continue with the good work they are doing , congratulated the boss of the company for the part he has played to make the company get to that level. Her words, “On his own part, he has shown me what it means to be a very hardworking person, he is what I will call a true leader because he does it for you to follow. He does not sit back to watch you do it alone, I want to make bold to say that he is the only CEO of airline that still flies because others, I doubt if they have entered the curt pit before”.

She stated that if the company is able to achieve such in six years of operation, what would happen in 20 years after. “I am sure that when the company grows to 20 years, we will commission something much more bigger than this, Njeze noted.

The aviation boss added that, “So we are happy that this has come to a reality as we as the foundation laying for the hanger, I am delighted to be part of it because I know how many times that I have landed and I will see Overland outside and I will say when are we going to package this inside so I am happy that we are getting to that. That is all we should strive to do in every sector that we find ourselves”.

Also speaking ,the Chief Executive Officer of Overland Airways, Captain Edward Boyo said that the company has been involved in developing young and new talents in aviation industry, as they have put air transport in the right platform in the western axis of the country, like Ibadan, Illorin, Minna, and Abuja Lagos.