The House of Representatives has called for an urgent and comprehensive audit of all airport personnel, after the Civil Aviation Authority in the United Kingdom, alleged that Air Peace had failed to comply with some safety regulations in the UK.
The decision was raised as a matter of urgent national importance, Jesse Onuakalusi at a sitting on Tuesday, drawing the attention of the house to inadequate safety at airports across the country, due to alleged employment of incompetent personnel.
Raised as a matter of urgent national importance, it is asking the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to carry out a comprehensive audit of all airport personnel, including an audit of all contractors engaged in the last year.
Part of the resolution reached, was for Keyamo to appear before the aviation committee of the house within seven days.
Earlier, a spokesman for the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, had stated that the regulator received some complaints from its British counterpart over Air Peace operations at the Gatwick Airport in London, over safety concerns raised during a ramp inspection by UKCAA.
Achimugu stressed that the complaints raised by the UKCAA fell under less serious categories of violations and not the Level 1 category which is for serious safety non-compliance.
He also explained that the authority has written Air Peace to clarify the issues raised about its operations at Gatwick.
When contacted, Air Peace Spokesman Stanley Olisa through an official statement confirmed that the UK Civil Aviation Authority wrote to Air Peace, after their statutory Ramp Inspection on April 7, 2024, to request clarification on our use of the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and some other concerns.
He also noted that the airline provided the necessary information, and the matter was resolved without any issues.
The Rivers State High Court has invalidated the amended Local Government Law proposed by the Martins Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The ruling was delivered in a suit numbered PHC/1320/CS/2024, which challenged the extension of tenure for LG chairmen for six months after the expiration of their term.
Justice D.G. Kio, presiding over the case, declared the amendment invalid, citing its inconsistency with the 1999 Constitution and Section 9(1) of the Rivers State Local Government law No. 5 of 2018.