Airline operator, Aero Contractors,
has sacked at least 100 workers
outsourced by Skyborne Ltd, due to its
decision to review its relationship
with the company.
Confirming the sack in a statement
issued on Friday, April 29, the airline
said it the decision was reached “in the
course of reorganising and repositioning its business”.
“In the course of reorganising and
repositioning its business, Aero
Contractors has reviewed its relationship with Skyborne by cutting down some of the services required from the company.
“This will help the company to invest
more resources to enhance customer
service. For the records, Aero has not
sacked any of its staff,” the statement
released by Aero’s media consultant,
Simon Tumba, said.
A letter to one of the affected workers
which was obtained by NAN claimed
that the sack was as a result of the
ongoing restructuring in the airline.
The letter reads: “Dear colleague, in the light of the ongoing restructuring at Aero, we regret to inform you that your services are no longer required andemployment with SBL terminated with immediate effect.
“Please, return all company property to your manager/supervisor by 8am on
April 28. We regret any inconvenience
caused.”
We recall that allegations of corruption
and diversion of funds had trailed the
past management of the airline.
The Asset Management Company of
Nigeria (AMCON), which owns 60 per
cent of the airline’s shares, had
dissolved the previous management and appointed Fola Akinkuotu, former
director-general of the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA), as its
Managing Director.
Akinkuotu has been given the task of
rebuilding the airline and helping it to
regain its position as a key player in the industry. First Bank had just on Thursday, April 28, revealed that it intends to lay off
1,000 workers.
