Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has said some private aircraft operating in Nigeria are being used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other illegal activities.
He made the revelation at the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja on Thursday, when he inaugurated a Ministerial Taskforce Committee to checkmate illegal chartered operations in the country.
Though, Keyamo did not mention the names of the airlines, he noted that these illegal activities have made the sector lose billions of dollars and raised serious security concerns. Continue Reading…
The minister further stated that some of those involved in the illegal activities are those who acquired licenses for non-commercial flights operations but gone against the stipulated agreement of the licenses.
While addressing the committee members, Keyamo mandated them to take inventory of all non-commercial flights operators, investigate all professional licenses and checkmate their authenticity as well as recommend disciplinary measures against airlines found wanting.
The eight-man committee was chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Ado Sanusi, and the committee is expected to report all findings to the minister within the next three months. Continue Reading…
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