Ngige, 6 Others Become Air-Peace Board Members, Pledge Unwavering Support To Onyema

Air Peace Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema and Vice Chairman, Mrs. Alice Onyema flanked by the new members of the carrier’s Board of Directors, Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN (left), Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Topnotch Integrated Concepts Limited, Ekaete Bassey Okoro (2nd left), Coordinator of the North East Recovery and Stability Programme (NERSP), Mr. Mohammed Danjuma (3rd left), Air Peace Chief of Administration and Finance, Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha (right), former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu (2nd right) and former acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka during their inauguration as directors of the airline in Lagos on Wednesday.

By LOVETH AZODO, Lagos

The management of Air-Peace has added Seven personnels to its Board of Directors.

The Seven new Directors are: a  renowned lawyer, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN), former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, former acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Topnotch Integrated Concepts Limited, Ekaete Bassey Okoro, Coordinator of the North East Recovery and Stability Programme (NERSP), Mr. Mohammed Danjuma, the carrier’s Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide and Chief of Administration and Finance, Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha.

The new Directors had on Wednesday, pledged their unwavering support to the airline’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema and Vice Chairman, Mrs. Alice Onyema saying that they agreed to join Air Peace Board because of Onyema’s consistent display of integrity and sincerity.

They assured that they will remain faithful in the discharge of their duties as directors of the airline and would work to deepen and sustain the carrier’s success.

During their inauguration in Lagos, Onyema iterated the mission of the carrier, he stated “The reason I started Air Peace was to create employment opportunities for Nigerians and help in national development, because I know that all the violence and security challenges we are facing will reduce if our youths are positively engaged.”

“I enjoin all Nigerians with means to invest in the country and help to create jobs to complement the efforts of the government,” he urged

The airline, he assured, would make the country proud with its soon-to-start flights to Sharjah, Dubai, Johannesburg, London, Houston, Guangzhou and Mumbai despite the challenges it was facing from unfair competition and aero politics by some of the countries it planned to operate into with its four Boeing 777 aircraft.

He said the airline was acquiring more narrow-body and wide-body aircraft to deepen its no-city-left-behind project.

He added that the airline which recently placed a firm order for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 jets and purchase rights for 20 aircraft of the same model, had ordered seven more 50-seater Embraer 145 jets to strengthen its operations under its subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper. The airline had earlier taken delivery of six Embraer 145 jets.

Onyema described the new members of Air Peace Board of Directors as Nigerians who were passionate about efforts targeted at developing the country and creating employment opportunities for the people.