Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace
development, has summoned heads of regulatory agencies over safety concerns in
the aviation industry.
Keyamo, in a post via his X, formerly Twitter, account, on
Monday, said a comprehensive review of recent incidents will be done in the
meeting with the heads of regulatory agencies.
“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,” he said.
Also, the ministry, in a statement, said identifying the
root causes of these concerns is the primary objective of the meeting, as well
as implementing proactive measures to prevent future occurrences.
According to the ministry, necessary sanctions will also be
administered for “past issues”.
“The Minister is committed to ensuring the highest standards
of safety within the aviation industry,” the ministry said.
“The HMA emphasizes the paramount importance of public
safety and assures the public that all necessary steps will be taken to address
these concerns promptly.”
The ministry said the outcome of the meeting will be
communicated transparently.
On Sunday, a flight by United Nigeria had landed in Asaba,
Delta state, instead of its destination, Abuja.
United Nigeria said the flight was diverted to Asaba due to
poor destination weather, however, one of the passengers who took to his X
account said the pilot announced that they were in Abuja but later found out
that he was given the wrong flight plan.
Also, last week, Dana Air said its flight bound for Abuja
from Lagos had some operational challenges, resulting in a non-scheduled
maintenance of the company’s aircraft.
Dana Air disclosed this in response to a post that claimed
the company’s aircraft engine exploded shortly before take-off.
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