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The Home of Representatives Committee on Public Belongings has prolonged invites to Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo, his predecessor Senator Hadi Sirika, in addition to the Rector/Chief Government Officer of the Nigerian Faculty of Aviation Expertise (NCAT), Zaria, Joseph Shaka Imalighwe, and his predecessor.
This summons follows considerations relating to the sale of two Bell helicopters belonging to NCAT, Zaria, to personal entities regardless of curiosity expressed by the Nigerian Military, Navy, and Police.
Chairman of the Home Committee on Public Belongings, Hon. (Barr.) Ademorin Kuye emphasised the need of those invites given the circumstances surrounding the sale, which left the faculty with out helicopters for scholar coaching. Notably, the sale occurred regardless of indications of curiosity from the navy and regulation enforcement companies.
Kuye revealed that the helicopters had been bought in Might 2023 to 2 corporations at a worth considerably under 60% of their authentic price, denying authorities companies the chance to accumulate them.
The committee had initially scheduled an investigative listening to on this matter however was compelled to postpone as a result of interference of anti-corruption authorities, who arrested people associated to the case simply earlier than the listening to date.
Because of this, the committee opted to reschedule the investigative listening to to a later date, given the developments involving the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) and its arrests associated to the helicopter sale.
The Minister of Aviation and all these summoned are anticipated to look for the investigative listening to on June 25, 2024, on the Home of Representatives wing within the Nationwide Meeting Advanced, Abuja.
In accordance with Kuye, letters of invitation have been despatched to the related individuals and organizations regarding the listening to.
The Nigerian Faculty of Aviation Expertise, Zaria, established about 50 years in the past, is predicted to offer human useful resource growth within the aviation trade in Africa. NCAT can be anticipated to undertake coaching packages to fulfill each nationwide and worldwide necessities, however for the time being, the faculty is allegedly working and not using a single helicopter.
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