Editor
By Fatima Saka
Following the motion sponsored by Hon. Sadiq Angola Abdullahi on reloading of fire fighting training simulators equipmentfrom the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology NCAT Zaria to an unknown location, the House of Representatives committee on aviation has constituted a 7-man fact finding committee to visit the college.
The motion at the plenary 26th March 2014 raised an outcry, leading the house to refer the matter to the House of Representative Joint Committee on Aviation and Aviation Technology for thorough investigation on the issues.
The committee made the resolutions on Tuesday in Abuja after probing the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo to visit the college for proper scrutiny.
Keyamo denied the allegations, saying no internal memo raised on such allegation of moving any equipment from the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology Zaria, “there were no such plans and attributed it to handiwork of detractors who want to cause disaffection.”
He said we were bemused, we want to thank the committee for being proactive, it was bemusement that brought us here the stimulators are for training, without stimulators there is no training the minister alluded to.
Briefing newsmen shortly after the session, chairman of the House committee on Aviation, Honourable Akinlade Abiodun said though the minister and the rector have clarified the matter and debunked the allegation, Nigerians must get a further clearer picture.
According to the lawmaker, the committee has resolved to form a 7-man committee and the committee will go to Zaria to ascertain the position of the equipment in question.
