Associated Airlines plane crash site
The Senate Tuesday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and the chief executives of the aviation parastatals to appear before it. They are expected to brief the chamber on the state of the aviation sector and the likely reasons for the high level of air disasters experienced in the country in recent times.
However, they would be appearing when the lawmakers reconvene on October 22.
The Senate, which was just resuming from its one-week break, yesterday, adjourned for another two weeks to enable various committees complete their oversight duties in anticipation of 2014 budget.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Hope Uzodimma's (Imo West), had moved a motion on the crash of Associated Airline's plane bearing the remains of the former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, on October 3.
The Senate observed that out of 20 passengers on board, 16 were confirmed dead.
It also expressed worries that the country had witnessed seven fatal air mishaps and averted two within the two-and-a-half years.
Worried that the resurgences of plane crashes in the country since 2011 was an indication of the deep rooted system problem, the upper legislative chamber mandated its relevant committee to identify lapses in the operational laws and regulations guiding the aviation industry with a view to averting future occurrences.
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