By Lawani Mikairu & Daniel Eteghe

lagos—The International Civil Aviation Organisation , ICAO, is to begin Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme, USOAP, of Nigeria aviation sector today following the arrival of a four-man team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, to Nigeria.

Disclosing this development to newsmen, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye said  the auditors will examine Legislation (LEG), Organisation (ORG), Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG), Air Navigational Services (ANS) and Aerodrome and Ground Aids (AGA).

He pointed out that the auditors would be working with their Nigerian counterparts and would visit the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA’s, regional office(s) and all the relevant service providers in the aviation industry.

Adurogboye said; “The team will work in separate groups based on specific assignments. At the conclusion of the Audit, there will be a closing meeting where the draft audit result will be presented.

”The Audit will end on the 25th of March, 2016.”

Recently, the officials of the America Transportation Security Administration, TSA, concluded its Security Assessment of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport ,MMIA, Lagos and expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standard and Recommended Practices in the airport.

This is just as the Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, an engineer, confirmed that the Authority is set for the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation ,ICAO, Certification Audit.