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Published 20 May 2021
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate recent incidents in the aviation sector, in which aircraft lost their engines due to bird strike during local flights.
The House particularly mandated its Committee on Aviation to ‘investigate claims of engine failure and/or bird strikes by the two flights – Max Air and Aero Contractors – that sought to depart Kano and Port Harcourt airports to Abuja which nearly caused air accidents, viz-a-viz safety precautionary measures towards avoiding further loss of lives and destruction of properties attendant therein.”
This resolution followed the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by a member from Kano State, Sani Bala, titled ‘Urgent Need to Investigate Claims of Engine Failure and/or Bird Strikes That Almost Caused the Fatal Crash of Aircraft Departing Kano and Port Harcourt Airports to Abuja, Respectively, Towards Safeguarding the Lives and Properties of Nigerians.’