…Captain to be sanctioned for giving false information to control Tower
Executive Jet Services, a charter and aircraft maintenance firm, has been suspended by the Federal Government for flying Musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, to a concert in Abuja.
Naira Marley
This was revealed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during the Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja on Monday.
Sirika said the aircraft, which conveyed the musician was supposed to fly by an Appeal Court Judge, Justice Adefope Okogie, from Lagos to Abuja.
He said, “The operation is a clear violation of our approval which we take very seriously. It seems this is becoming a norm. This is the second time. So, Executive Jet Services is hereby suspended indefinitely and they will face the law.
“The captain will also be sanctioned for giving wrong information to the control tower. It seems also that people are not tired of trying our resolve and we are not tired of living up to our responsibilities. Governance is a serious matter.”
The Minister also said the government would henceforth be stricter in granting approvals for private flights.
He added, “The person on that flight conducted a concert. We approved a flight, certainly not for a musician. The flight was approved to convey Honourable Justice Adefope Okogie from Lagos to Abuja and then back to Lagos for an official assignment.
“In this challenging time, in our wisdom, we decided that the judiciary was part of the essential services. Moving a judge from Lagos to Abuja was in order”.
