AGAINST the bashing being received by the National Assembly
from various aviation key players over the call by the lawmakers for the
revocation of AOC of the Dana Air and the removal of the
director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr
Harold Demuren, over the June 3, 2012 crash, pilots and aircraft
engineers in aviation sector have thrown their weight behind the
lawmakers.
In a statement issued by the umbrella body of the two professionals, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and signed by its president, Mr Isaac Balami, the body argued that contrary to the notion that the lawmakers were not competent to investigate the crash, the National Assembly actually had the power to do so.
According to NAAPE: “First of all, it should be well understood that International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognises the legislature of each affiliate country as an important stakeholder in the business of aviation generally and specifically recognises the legislature to play parallel role in matters such as the one at hand.”
“This is because ICAO recognises that national interest has a place in the aviation scheme of things and that regulations are products of legislation, such as the NCAA Act.
Therefore, involvement of the National Assembly in the matter is definitely not out of order.
“Moreover, the National Assembly has oversight responsibility over the Ministry of Aviation and its affairs. It, therefore, does not make sense for anyone to consider their involvement with the Dana crash as meddlesomeness,” NAAAPE said.
NAAPE’ s reaction is coming after the joint aviation committees of the two chambers indicted the NCAA’s Director-general over the Dana crash which claimed over 160 lives.
The joint committees after their investigations had called on the government to revoke the operating license of Dana Air and to remove the Director-General of the NCAA.
Following the submission of the aviation committees’ report to the general assembly, key players in the sector had accused the lawmakers of incompetency in probing crashes.
In defending the lawmakers, the professional body explained that the lawmakers came out with their findings after they carried out painstaking investigation into the crash, which involved open and private hearings.
“The conclusions of the Committees were gleaned from presentations by professionals and relevant stakeholders. It would therefore amount to betrayal of sorts for those who supplied such information to the committee to turn round and accuse the committees of using same information”, NAAPE added.
NigerianTribune
In a statement issued by the umbrella body of the two professionals, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and signed by its president, Mr Isaac Balami, the body argued that contrary to the notion that the lawmakers were not competent to investigate the crash, the National Assembly actually had the power to do so.
According to NAAPE: “First of all, it should be well understood that International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognises the legislature of each affiliate country as an important stakeholder in the business of aviation generally and specifically recognises the legislature to play parallel role in matters such as the one at hand.”
“This is because ICAO recognises that national interest has a place in the aviation scheme of things and that regulations are products of legislation, such as the NCAA Act.
Therefore, involvement of the National Assembly in the matter is definitely not out of order.
“Moreover, the National Assembly has oversight responsibility over the Ministry of Aviation and its affairs. It, therefore, does not make sense for anyone to consider their involvement with the Dana crash as meddlesomeness,” NAAAPE said.
NAAPE’ s reaction is coming after the joint aviation committees of the two chambers indicted the NCAA’s Director-general over the Dana crash which claimed over 160 lives.
The joint committees after their investigations had called on the government to revoke the operating license of Dana Air and to remove the Director-General of the NCAA.
Following the submission of the aviation committees’ report to the general assembly, key players in the sector had accused the lawmakers of incompetency in probing crashes.
In defending the lawmakers, the professional body explained that the lawmakers came out with their findings after they carried out painstaking investigation into the crash, which involved open and private hearings.
“The conclusions of the Committees were gleaned from presentations by professionals and relevant stakeholders. It would therefore amount to betrayal of sorts for those who supplied such information to the committee to turn round and accuse the committees of using same information”, NAAPE added.
NigerianTribune
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