The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja mandated its committees on Justice and Aviation to extensively investigate the justification and circumstances surrounding the alleged grounding of the Rivers Airplane.
The committees are expected to report their findings to the house within two weeks.
This resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Ahmed Idris (ACN-Plateau), which was unanimously adopted without debate when put to vote by Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.
The motion is entitled: “Urgent need to investigate the justification for and circumstances surrounding the controversial grounding of Rivers State Government Bombardier B700 Global Express”.
Mr. Idris expressed concern that impunity and political vendetta were currently the order of the day in a 21st century democratic Nigeria.
He said that a Bombardier BD700 Global Express Plane with registration number 5N565RS belonging to Rivers Government was grounded at Akure Airport on April 26.
According to Mr. Idris, the plane which conveyed the Governor of Rivers and other government officials from Owerri to Akure was grounded by the National Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, in controversial circumstances.
He said that the plane was grounded with a request that the entourage should contact the Minister of Aviation or Director of NAMA for clearance, being the only condition for the plane to fly.
According to Mr. Idris, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NACA, subsequently issued a statement giving a different reason why the airplane has been permanently grounded.
He said that there was an attempt to ground the airplane at Owerri Airport on the orders of the Managing Director of NAMA for a different reason.
The legislator expressed concern that three different reasons had been adduced for the controversial grounding of the Rivers Government Airplane.
Mr. Idris urged the relevant committees to looks into matter.
Meanwhile, a bill to amend the National Park Service Act of 2004 passed its second reading.
The bill seeks to broaden the definition of ” National Park” to expressly include waterfalls.
The bill was sponsored by John Enoh (PDP-Cross Rivers).
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