Left to Right: Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Engr. Gbenga Dairo, Ogun state Commissioner for Transportation, at NiMet Headquarters, Abuja, during the MoU signing on Monday, 22nd July, 2024, for the building of a weather station at Ogun State Cargo Airport.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ogun state government to build a weather station at the Ogun state cargo airport located in Sagamu.
Signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday, 22nd July, 2024, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike said that the partnership with Ogun state government is in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) protocols which states that member states must establish and maintain meteorological services provided by national meteorological offices.
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“His Excellency, Prince Adedapo Abiodun, MFR, is serious about the strategic relationship with NiMet. He personally called as this MOU signing was going on. I want to assure him and the people of Ogun state of our full support. NiMet approaches every project with professionalism because aeronautical meteorology contributes to the guarantee of safety standards, economy and efficiency of flights as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)”, Prof. Anosike said.
The Ogun state Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, signed on behalf of the state and was accompanied by Alhaji I.O. Saka, Permanent Secretary in the Bureau of Cabinet and Special Services, Ogun state government. He praised the DG/CEO of NiMet Prof. Anosike and the NiMet team for the professional way the process leading to the MoU signing was handled.
Barr. Shola Gabriel, Director of Legal Services, NiMet, witnessed the MoU signing.
