House Committee on Aviation has grilled the minister of aviation and aerospace development Festus Keyamo over the decay of infrastructure at airports nationwide.
Chairman of the committee Rep. Abdullah Garba quizzed Keyamo during an interface of the committee with the minister and other officials of the ministry in Abuja.
He said the state of infrastructure at the airports was worrisome and needs urgent intervention.
The lawmaker also stated that the safety of personnel and stakeholders at the nation’s airports could be overemphasised.
He added that the major assignment of the committee was to help in identifying the equipment and other items needed to revitalise the aviation sector.
Keyamo said the level of infrastructural decay at the nation’s airports was an issue of concern to the ministry.
He also pointed out that what the ministry needs and is currently doing is safety assessment within the industry as well as an international audit by International Civil Aviation Authority ICAO.
He however assured the House Committee that the ministry was compiling a list of requirements/equipments for upgrade and safety standards requirements to bring all the nation’s airports to international safety standards.
On the award of contracts by the ministry, he informed the House Committee that most of the contracts awarded by the ministry are still ongoing projects.
The House Committee chairman and other invited stakeholders later went into an executive session to address some issues of concern.
