Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central) has chastised the
Aviation minister, princess Stella Oduah for her comments on air crashes.
The aviation minister had said in an interview that crashes were
unavoidable and were acts of God.
Tinubu said the statements were quite scary as air travel had
the record as being one of the safest in the world.
She said: “The Minister of Aviation actually said that you
cannot really avoid disaster in air travel.
“It was quite scary because air travel is supposed to be the
safest.
“So, for an aviation minister to say that, we really have to
look into the statement credited to the minister. Is the minister supposed to
frighten Nigerians that each time they travel they are supposed to be afraid?
That is a question that requires answer.
“I want the Senate to look at the state of our runways. Are the
runways in good condition? Have we ever considered the take-off and landing of
our aircraft? Our runways are probably the worst runways on this planet.
“We all travel abroad; we’ve been to various airports and each
time I land even at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos that is
supposed to be the busiest airport in the country, I weep for Nigeria.
“While we look at the state of our aircraft, we should not
forget to consider the runways. The Senate Committee on Aviation should look at
the entire aviation industry.
“We don’t just pick on one issue because we had disaster and
leave the rest. It should be holistic.
“We should stop playing politics with the lives of our people.
Enough is enough. We have to make sure that this Seventh Senate, we consider
issues as they are and always do the right thing so that we all will be glad
that we served in this Seventh Senate.”
The Senate Committee on Aviation has also summoned the Aviation
minister, Princess Stella Oduah to appear before it in order to probe the state
of the sector.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma
invoked Section 67(2) of the Constitution (as amended), which empowers it to
invite any official of the government for questioning.
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