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| Sen. Hadi Sirika Minister of State Aviation |
… Orders investigation into the use of
unauthorized equipment
The Federal Government has condemned the incident that
occur at the Bauchi Airport yesterday as unacceptable. Aviationages investigates
the reaction of the Ministry of Transportation and a feeler got was that the Federal
Government is not happy at all with the situation as it is a national
embarrassment. “ The Federal Government is frowning at the incident. Eventhough
the airport is a state one, it is still the responsibility of the Government to see to it that all goes well and things are
done in line with global acceptable recommended standard practices which the
country is a signatory to. The Minister of State Aviation is not happy at all”.
Meanwhile, The Minister of State Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika has ordered investigation
into the incident. A statement from the Office of the Minister of State
Aviation confirms. “ Honourable Minister
of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has directed an immediate
investigation into the use of an unauthorized equipment by Aero Contractors
Airlines at the conclusion of a charter flight to Bauchi over the weekend . Several
reports received by the Honourable Minister have indicated the airline used a
ladder to disembark passengers from a Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport on Saturday December 19th
2015. According to the Minister, the act is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil Aviation
Regulations (NCARs) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS).”
The Minsiter gave the assurance that the investigation
will determine the immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to
developing and implementing measures that will prevent a reoccurrence of the
unsafe and unacceptable procedure that exposed passengers to high risk of
serious injury.
He reiterated that if the airline is found culpable, the
full weight of sanctions within extant laws and regulations would be applied on
it.
The Honourable Minister assures the traveling public that
the Ministry of Transport in collaboration with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will ensure strict adherence
to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations as well as ICAO Standards and
Recommended Practices by all operators.
Sirika further states that the will not shriek in its
responsibility to ensure a safe and secure air transport services which he
views as sacrosanct.
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