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- The Senate revoke its resolution to summon the Minister of Aviation to brief its members on the state of aviation sector and the high number of aviation accidents in the country.
- Senator Victor Ndoma – Egba, who moved the motion, said the action was based on the senate standing order 53 (6) which empowered it to reverse its decision.
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The Senate on Thursday rescinded its resolution to summon the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, to brief its members on the state of aviation sector and the high number of aviation accidents in the country.
The senators consequently resolved that Oduah and Chief Executive Officers of agencies under her ministry should now appear before the committee on aviation over the issue.
The Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma – Egba, who moved the motion, said the action was based on the senate standing order 53 (6) which empowered it to reverse its decision.
He also added that the decision was taken at the executive committee meeting of the senate last week.
Senator Ganiyu Solomon, who seconded the motion, confirmed that “indeed, at the executive session last week, the senators were unanimous in the decision the the resolution should be rescinded and that the minister should rather face the aviation committee.”
There was an anti-climax during the session when Senate President David Mark called for comments from the senators and none of them offered any contrary opinion.
Mark also requested for votes from his colleagues on whether to approve or reject the prayers in the motion moved by the senate leader, but all of them voted in support.
The action of the senate was coming on the day that one of the victims of the Associated Aircraft which crashed in Lagos on October 3, who was the Ondo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Deji Falae, was buried in Akure, the state capital.
