mar u ▁Y ar ' A du a ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁left ▁office ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁after ▁a ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle . ▁ ▁A viation ▁minister ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁flo ated ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁priv at izing ▁or ▁con cess ion ing ▁some ▁air ports , ▁including ▁M MI A , ▁Lag os , ▁Mal am ▁A min u ▁K ano ▁International ▁Airport , ▁Margaret ▁Ek po ▁International ▁Airport , ▁Cal ab ar , ▁and ▁Port - H arc ourt ▁International ▁Airport . ▁He ▁moved ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁( N CAA ) ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁capital , ▁Ab u ja , ▁a ▁decision ▁that ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁over ▁the ▁cost ▁and ▁dis ruption ▁ent a iled . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁threatened ▁to ▁use ▁dr astic ▁methods ▁to ▁make ▁air line ▁operators ▁pay ▁N 8 ▁billion ▁they ▁o we ▁to ▁av iation ▁par ast at als . ▁ ▁He ▁accepted ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁grace fully , ▁saying ▁the ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle ▁was ▁not ▁aim ed ▁at ▁any ▁individual ▁but ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁nation ▁forward , ▁and ▁describing ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁special ▁moment ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A viation ▁minister s ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s <0x0A>