In his remarks, Sanwo-Olu praised Caverton's founder and chairman, Aderemi Makanjuola, and the management for their contributions to the Nigerian economy through job creation.
Sanwo-Olu said, "Baba could have locked up what God has given to him and not invested it."
“It gladdens my heart that indeed we can have maintenance of aircraft at this highest level, all just tucked in quietly in Lagos and nobody makes a lot of noise about it. I thought that was all. Now, to also come into a facility that has world-class simulators where we can train, we can retrain, we can certify pilots of various grades. I think it’s an investment indeed. We need to commend the leadership of Caverton for being very audacious and for taking these right steps.
“Today, we have seen the unveiling and the commissioning (sic) of a new simulator, the Leonardo AW109 simulator. I’ve been to a foreign simulator; this is my second time, and I tell you, it doesn’t come any better than this. It is real and it has all of the trappings that are inside an aircraft. With this bold step, Caverton is preventing capital flight as all the training can be done locally,” he said.
According to Sanwo-Olu, with this innovation, the number of skills, the number of military and commercial operators that will come to a facility like this to get adequate training will increase. “Training that is normally carried out abroad has now been created in our country and Lagos. And I want to enjoin all players in the industry to rally and support investments like this.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Olabode Makanjuola, said, “Today is a special day for us as we welcome you all to the launch of Caverton’s AW109 simulator.
