We will probe, audit all registered aircrafts to ensure safety - Reps

Date: 2018-02-23

In a bid to ensure safety on the nation's airways, the House of Representatives on Thursday ordered its Committees on Aviation and Commerce to investigate and carry out critical audit of all registered aircrafts in the country.

This is to ascertain their airworthiness, compliance with applicable operational methods, set safety standards and procedures.

The resolution followed a motion on "Need to Establish the Technical and Operational Status of Nigerian Registered Commercial/Private Aircrafts to Boost the Safety, Protection and Confidence of Passengers Flying the Nigerian Airspace."

Moving the motion, Rep. Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (Kwara-APC), said that compliance with safety standards in the aviation subsector was sacrosanct, given its sensitivity as well as extremely low tolerance for margins of error. According to him, aviation safety measures are rather proactive measures to mitigate air mishaps as well as to enhance smooth operations and comfort of passengers.

"Recently, incidents in the aviation subsector are indicative that a holistic review and assessment of the level of compliance and adherence to safety standards are pertinent.

"Ideally, there must be periodic aircraft maintenance which includes overhaul, repair, inspection or modification of an aircraft or aircraft component and maintenance which incorporates such tasks as ensuring compliance with airworthiness directives.

"There exists a high degree of complicity between airline operators in Nigeria and the regulatory bodies charged with the safety of airspace and passengers; particularly, the Directorate of Quality Assurance of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority," he said.

Amuda-Kannike expressed concern that non-compliance with applicable airworthiness requirements exposed consumers and equipment to high level risks, potential dangers and discomfort which could easily be averted by carrying out appropriate due diligence periodically.

The motion was unanimously adopted by members when it was put to a voice vote by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Yussuff Lasun, who presided over plenary.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

First Lady     Eghe Igbinehin     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Plat Technologies     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     QuickWin     Abdulwahab Oba     Post-utme     IPSAS     Bello Oyebanji     ER-KANG Mining     Gabriel Fashanu     Kayode Bankole     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Adisa Logun     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Naira Redesign     George Funsho Adebayo     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Mansur Alfanla     Ayodele Shittu     Abdulraheem Olesin     Tanke     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Usman Yunusa     Balogun Ajikobi     Saka Keji     Gbugbu     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Hauwa Nuru     Rueben Parejo     Saheed Popoola     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Kehinde Boyede     Modibo Kawu     Kwara TV     Olaiya Zuberu     Inside Kwara     Funmilayo Oniwa     Offorjama     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     NIPR     Ayobami Seriki     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Modibbo Kawu     UITH     SWAN     Tunji Folami     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Abubakar B.M     Tuesday Assayomo     Bisi Kristien     Dan-Kazeem     Oniwa     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Ariyo     Bello John Olanrewaju     Ola Falade     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Olatunde Olukoya     Ilorin West     Smart School     Charcoal     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Eleja     Okin Biscuit     College Of Health     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Stephen Fasakin     Timothy Akangbe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Post Utme     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Basit Olatunji     Najim Yaasin     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Wahab Egbewole     Ahman Patigi     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Universal Basic Education Commission     Woro     Sabi     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Yusuf Aiyedun     Buhari     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Al-Adaby     Sheikh Alimi     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Alaaya     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     National Democratic Congress     Oke-Ogun     JAAC     Obuh     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Emir Of Shonga     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Yaru     High Court     AGM Professional Services     Laduba     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Emir Of Lafiagi     Oluwole Dupe     Adebara     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     FOMWAN     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Elese Of Igbaja     Abraham Ojo     Samari     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Muyideen Ajani Bello     CKNG     Quarry Royal Valley     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     KWSUED     Olokoba Sulyman     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Doyin Group     Quareeb     Balogun Fulani     Sola Saraki University     Lithium Deposit     Kwara State Governor     Alikinla     Ben Duntoye     Ola Falade     Funmilayo Oniwa     KwaraLearn     Niyi Osundare     Iqra Books     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Kwarareports     NIRSAL     Adekunle David Dunmade     Isiaka Yusuf     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     JMK Construction Company Limited     Yakub Ali-Agan     Aro Yahaya