The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies over safety concerns in the sector.
The minister made this known in a post on his official X account.
He said a thorough assessment of recent incidents will be carried out during the meeting.
“Due to safety concerns in the aviation sector expressed by members of the public, I have summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies to my office later today to review the incidents that are the causes of these concerns and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents,” Keyamo tweeted.
The summon by the minister is coming barely 24 hours after a Lagos-Abuja flight of United Nigeria Airlines was diverted to Asaba, Delta State capital.
The airline had attributed the incident to poor weather conditions.
The flight, NUA 0504, took off on Sunday (yesterday) from the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Terminal 2, and was headed for Abuja but the pilot landed the aircraft at the Asaba International Airport, a situation that caused panic among passengers.
The airline’s wet lease aircraft have reportedly been suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
