FAAN MD urges staff on revenue drive

Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has urged the agency’s members of staff to work assiduously toward increasing its revenue generation capacity.

Dunoma, according to a statement in Lagos on Friday, gave the charge at the annual performance review meeting of the Directorate of Commercial and Business Development in Calabar.

The statement was signed by FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mr Yakubu Dati.

Dunoma described the dwindling fortunes arising from the negative impact of the present economic realities as a wake-up call to respond to President Muhammadu Buhari’s charge to “think outside the box”.

He said: “There must be a major paradigm shift in our business model.

“This will provide us the opportunity to collectively carry out a forensic audit of our activities, processes and values in the pursuit of our vision to be among the best airport groups in the world.”

Dunoma urged participants to evolve new and efficient measures to improve on non-aeronautical revenue sources while attaining best practices in the service contract with stakeholders.

“My expectation is that attention will be given to the critical areas of commercial operations targeted at the urgent optimisation of revenue performance, enhanced work processes, and substantial decline in revenue losses,” he said.

The statement also quoted Mr Tito Okpaise, the Acting Director of Commercial and Business Directorate, as saying that the retreat was meant to renew commitment, determination and zeal of staff to deliver beyond expectations.