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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority<\/a> (NCAA) will carry out a comprehensive audit of all local airlines in the country in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made this known on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today<\/em> programme which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.<\/p>\n

To ensure passenger safety and the well-being of the civil aviation sector, he added that all other airlines in the nation would undergo audits in addition to Dana Airlines’ suspension and ongoing audit.<\/p>\n

Keyamo, who assumed office last August following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu, has\u00a0come under fire\u00a0in the last 24 hours over what some civil aviation watchdogs described as \u201cexternal interference\u201d in the autonomy of the NCAA.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Keyamo directed the the NCAA to suspend Dana Airlines, saying recent events of the local carrier raised serious concerns regarding both the safety and financial viability of their operations. The minister said the airline should remain suspended until the conduct of a comprehensive audit, a directive NCAA Director General Chris Najomo enforced immediately.<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Dana Air Mishap: NCAA Breaks Silence As NSIB Begins Probe<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The suspension of Dana Air was enforced some 24 hours after one of the airlines\u2019 planes skidded off the runway at Lagos airport.<\/p>\n

Some stakeholders subsequently said it was wrong for the minister to direct the NCAA to suspend an airline, urging the Senior Advocate of Nigeria to respect the autonomy of the regulator.<\/p>\n

However, Keyamo slammed his critics, saying that the law empowers him to direct the NCAA to do the right thing \u201cin matters of national security\u201d.<\/p>\n

The minister argued that \u201ca series of incidents had happened two years ago that the airline is not healthy\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLet those aviation experts take their wives and children to board that airline that was declared unsafe,\u201d said a furious Keyamo.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWould Nigerians have preferred that I keep quiet and be part of the cartel, all in the name of I am not supposed to interfere? What am I doing as minister?\u201d<\/em> he queried.<\/p>\n

On how long the audit of Dana Airlines would take, he said, \u201cIt can be as quick as possible. Like I said, do the right thing, return to business. We must do the right things for the safety of Nigerians. Not only them (Dana Airlines), we will carry an audit of all of them, all of them. Let Nigerians be safe when they fly our airlines.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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