Ghana’s Permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Mrs Anita Adjei Nmashie will represent Ghana on the ICAO Council for a three-year term, following Ghana’s election to the ICAO Council.
The election which took place at the ongoing 41st ICAO Triennial Assembly in Montreal, Canada saw Ghana receive overwhelming majority votes from the Member States in a highly contested race.
Ghana, together with 8 African Member States will represent Africa on ICAO’s 36-Member Council.
The ICAO Council is a permanent body of the Organization responsible to the Assembly and composed of 36 Member States elected by the Assembly for a three-year term.
In the election, adequate representation is given to States of Chief importance in Air Transport, States not otherwise included but which make the largest contribution to the provision of facilities for International Civil air navigation and States not otherwise included whose designation will ensure that all major geographic areas of the world are represented on the Council.
Mrs Adjei-Nmashie, who is representing Ghana on the ICAO Council has served in the aviation industry for well over three decades. Having started her career with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority as the first female air traffic controller in a male-dominated profession, where she was the only woman among about 50 men.
As ambitious as she is and having tested the joy of controlling aircraft in Ghana’s Accra Flight Information Region (FIR), she decided to explore other areas in the aviation profession. She moved to the Safety Regulation Department, which was another male-dominated field and became the first female Aviation Safety Inspector of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority.
By dint of hard work and dedication to her profession, Management then promoted her to become the first female Manager for Aerodrome Safety and Standards in the Safety Regulation Department. The position placed her in charge of Aerodrome Certification, Surveillance, Obstruction Evaluation and Airport Airspace Analysis (OEAAA) as well as other specialties in Ghana.
