Nigerian Elected President Of The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

By Amaka Akachukwu

Dr. Olumide Bernard Aliu, a representative of Nigeria has been elected and sworn in as President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the umbrella world body for Aviation safety. Nigeria scored a total of 149 votes in the General Assembly meeting which was held in Canada recently. He was elected on Monday at the 38^th Assembly, and is the first Blackman to head the world body.