Victor Ezeja
To address recent safety issues in Nigeria’s aviation sector, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has summoned heads of regulatory agencies under his ministry to his office later today.
Disclosing this on his X page on Monday morning, the minister added that the meeting’s main objective would be to evaluate recent occurrences in the industry that have sparked grave worries about aviation safety.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“Due to safety concerns in the aviation sector expressed by members of the public, I have summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies to my office later today to review the incidents that are the cause of these concerns and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents,” Keyamo wrote on his X page
Recall that there were some incidents in some of the nation’s airports recently that raised concerns about air safety.
The nose wheel of a Boeing 737 aircraft with the registration number: 5N-BYQ belonging to Aero Contractors got stuck after landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The incident led to the closure of the airport’s runway for a few hours until the aircraft was towed away to enable other aircraft to fly in and out of Abuja.
Also, a Lagos-Abuja flight of United Nigeria Airlines was recently diverted to Asaba, Delta State capital, due to poor weather conditions.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
