The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the West Africa Banjul Accord Group (BAG).
Keyamo confirmed his appointment in a statement on his official X account
on Thursday.
“In recognition of our bold and innovative policies in the Aviation sector under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, a few hours ago, I was appointed as the new Chairman of the West Africa Banjul Accord Group (BAG) by the Ministers of Transport/Aviation in the West African States,” he wrote.
The group is made up of seven West African States that signed the BANJUL ACCORD on January 29, 2004.
It was founded to promote safe, efficient use and development of civil aviation within the member States such as Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
“The announcement was made during the ongoing BAG meeting in Abuja, reinforcing Nigeria’s leading role in improving air travel across West Africa,” Keyamo added.
Keyamo takes over the Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers from the Minister of Transport and Aviation, Republic of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Fandey Turay.
