The Niger Delta for Peace, Credible and Visionary Leadership,
NDPCVL, rose in robust defence of embattled Minister of Aviation,
Princess Stella Oduah, saying, she should be left alone.
NDPCVL in a press statement by its national president, Mr. King-jerry
Prebor, said, “She is the best thing that had happened in the aviation
industry in regards to new looks, renovation, equipment, trainings of
staff, among other things in our airports.”
“The House of Representatives should be concerned with laws that will
better the lives of the people, such as the ban of air crafts above 30
years from date of manufacture. It is an open secret that the air crafts
bought and used by our air line operators are far above 30years.
The death rates are as a result of old age of the planes brought into
the country. Why are the lawmakers looking at only one side when it is
obvious that the neck will ache? It is their failure that has cost the
nation millions of lives, they failed to move a motion to save the lives
lost, but instead are shouting about cars bought by NCAA, not even
for the minister’s personal use,” he said.
Prebor asserted, “It is true that the Central bank Governor Malam
Sanusi and the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili raised
an alarm that law makers will shut down the country, why did they not
raise a motion to look into that.
“The motion moved by Hon. Samson Osagie, seconded by Hon. Shehu Gusau
of APC failed to include why our refineries are not working,
casualization of workers in the oil industry with peanut as salary, ASUU
strike, low salaries for the military, police and civil servants.
“We, the NDPCVL are watching with keen interest the activities of the
lawmakers; we urge them to live up to expectation as it will not be
business as usual. They should make enabling laws to force air line
operators to buy brand new air-crafts to make the air space save for air
users,” he said.
According to him, “The major problem affecting the aviation sector is
too many unnecessary interference, the ministers in the various
ministries should be allowed to take charge absolutely and that that
will bring productivity,” he added. -
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