Draft:Moshood Mohammed Adekunle Agbabiaka
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Moshood Mohammed Adekunle (M.M.A) Agbabiaka (22 March 1939-15 December 2023) was...
Early life and education[edit]
Agbabiaka was born on 22 March 1939 to Alhaji Sanusi Agbabiaka Alli and Alhaja Munirat Aderibigbe Agbabiaka. He was the third of sixteen children.
Agbabiaka started his early education at Porogun primary school and then, he proceeded to attend Ijebu-Ode Muslim College (IMC). While still a student of IMC, he was appointed as one of the prefects for the 1958 set. He attended Imperial College of London where he obtained B.SC in Aeronautical Engineering.
Career[edit]
Agbabiaka returned to Nigeria in late 1970 and joined the Ministry of Transport and Aviation as the first Nigerian Aeronautical Engineer. He rose through the ranks to include:
- Inspector of Accident (Civil Aviation Dept of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation - 2nd Feb 1973) [1]
- Chief Inspector of Accidents (Civil Aviation Dept of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation - 4th November 1977) [2]
- Assistant Chief Airworthiness Surveyor (Civil Aviation Dept of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation - 1st April 1978) [3]
- Assistant Direct to Flight safety(Civil Aviation Dept of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation) as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Director of Safety Services (Federal Civil Aviation Authority – FCAA) as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Director of personnel and Management of the Federal Ministry of aviation as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Member and later Chairman of the Advisory Council of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (NCAT) as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Chairman Board of Trustees Institute of Nigerian Aeronautical Engineers as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Member of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) System Implementation Task force as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night.
- Managing Director of FCAA 1993 - 1995 [4][5] and as announced during the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night. FCAA was later split into three government parastatals: Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
- Elected President of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) 1994 – 1995 [6]
While in service, he obtained multiple other trainings within the Aeronautical Engineering space, both at home and abroad. He retired from active service from Federal Civil Aviation Authority – FCAA in 1995.
Agbabiaka was offered an appointment as Aviation consultant with Executive Airlines Services (EAS) Airlines in July 2000 which he accepted.
Agbabiaka, under the Aviation minister Kema Chikwe was appointed as chairman Technical Sub-Committee for National Civil Aviation Policy Workshop in April 2001. He was also appointed as Chairman of Safety Oversight at National Civil Aviation Policy Workshop in July 2001.
Personal life[edit]
Agbabiaka was married to many wives and had 6 children between his wives, 3 male and 3 female.
He was a member of the peer group Egbe Bobayo Okunrin Akile Ijebu (Ijebu male indigenes born between 1st January, 1938 and 31st December, 1940) and actively participated in the annual Ojude Oba festival held in the Awujale's palace in Ijebu Ode.
He died on 15th December 2003 at the then Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH) now Olabisi Onabanjo University teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Shagamu.
References[edit]
- ^ "National Gazette Supplement to Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 4, Vol. 61 Part B" (PDF). January 24, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Republic of Nigeria - Official Gazette No. 54 Lagos" (PDF). November 17, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Republic of Nigeria - Official Gazette No. 39 Lagos Vol 66" (PDF). August 23, 1979. p. 4. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ NCAA (January 21, 2020). "NCAA 20 YEARS OF IMPACTFUL OVERSIGHT….AND STILL COUNTING". Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "The regulator, a publication of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ NAAPE (August 4, 2018). "Compendium of 50 Outstanding Nigerian Aircraft pilots and Engineers (Used for the NAAPE 2018 Dinner and Award Night)". p. 48. Retrieved August 4, 2018.