Amnesty: 20 pilots for aviation training in Germany
Twenty pilots under the Presidential amnesty programme, left Nigeria on Sunday for further training in Lufthansa, Germany.
The pilots had previously undergone training in Afrika Union Aviation Academy in Mafikeng, South Africa, before proceeding to Lufthansa Pilot Training Institute in Germany for a 14-month training in Airline Transport Pilot.
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, said the training was part of the efforts of the Federal Government to ensure development in the country.
Kuku commended the pilots for their conducts in the previous training.
He urged them to comport themselves in ways and manner that would positively project Nigeria’s image.
He said, “This is one of the benevolent kindnesses of the President Goodluck Jonathan to Nigerian youths. When we started, too many people did not believe that the trainings could be possible but it is. The pilots have come from nothing to become something now. It is part of the President’s impact in the development of Nigeria. Most of the beneficiaries of the programme are from the state under the Niger Delta.
“I want you to go there to compete with the world, be serious and do everything right. You have done it when it seems impossible so advancing shouldn’t be a problem.”
Kuku, however, said that other Nigerians were also undergoing other trainings in different fields and in different countries under the amnesty programme.
The Chief Security Officer for the amnesty programme, Lt. Colonel Adewale Adekoya, also advised the pilots against misconducts.
Also, Principal Manager Aviation for the amnesty programme, Capt. Perekeme Porbeni, noted that the training would improve the standard of the nation’s aviation industry.
The pilots, however, commended the Federal Government for the initiative. One of them, Ngozi Idigbe said, “It is a good training. Though as the only female, I face some competitions from the males but my previous experience in South Africa training school gives me confidence that I can do better.”
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Wrong choice!! These individuals need to receive training in more practical things where they can obtain employment after training. Piloting is not one of them. To be trained as aircraft mechanics/maintenance personnel would be more useful than to receive pilot training. I don't know whose aircraft they will be flying after their training, considering that aviation in Nigeria is quite rudimentary compared with most parts of the world. What people need to understand is that to receive training in piloting is very easy and can be accomplished at any of the several aviation schools in the USA and elsewhere. With that you can pilot a small private aircraft. To become a commercial pilot is a totally different animal, requiring high levels of education, very high technical & proven competence, very intense training & qualification, and long hours of experience over the years. Under this amnesty program, these young people will come out only to discover that there's no job for them. Then you are back to square one. In my opinion, there are other more meaningful trades for them than training them as pilots, except for the glamor of being called a pilot.
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