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Minister of State,Aviation,Senator, Hadi Sirika
Minister of State,Aviation,Senator, Hadi Sirika

The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has ordered the  suspension of three officials of Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (MMA) Abuja over the arrival of Turkish Airlines at the airport without the luggage of the passengers.
The non arrival of the airline without the luggage of the passengers was said to have infuriated them and forced them to invade the tarmac, which is a no go area for passengers and also  breach  the  security of the airport.
A statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Aviation Ministry, James Odaudu, stated that Sirika  gave the order  while speaking to journalists shortly after listening to explanations by the airport officials on the incident on Sunday in Abuja.
He explained that the Ministry had  ordered a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the breach, as well as why the airline brought in passengers without their luggage.
He listed the suspended officials of the Abuja Airport to include; the Airport Manager, Terminal Manager and Head of Airport Security and that they were ordered to handover to their respective deputies until investigation on the matter was concluded.
Sirika pointed out that the explanation by the officials of the airport that the security personnel on duty were overpowered was not acceptable.
He stated that the actions of the passengers by forcing their ways into the tarmac and blocked the aircraft from taking off was a security breach which must not be condoned.
According to the minister, “The explanation given is not satisfactory because the primary purpose of the government is to ensure safety of lives and property of its citizens. The cardinal objective of this administration is to secure the country and manage it and we cannot fail in aviation and we cannot fail in this important assignment at a very important point.
He continued, “We have ordered for the investigation into the matter immediately and all the people that are manning the various places, Airport Manager, Terminal Manager and Head of Security should handover the next man in rank pending the outcome of the investigation. As to the airline also, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been ordered to find out what happened, how compliant they are and deal with it accordingly.”
Sirika said the ministry was yet get the flight manifest to be able to ascertain the number of passengers involved which he added were many in number.
He stated that the passengers got agitated and apparently they got access into the prohibited area because there was security lapse.
The Minister posited that the nation’s aviation sector had the capacity to grow, adding that it was already showing signal that it could tremendously contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According to him, aviation is carrying by value, 31 per cent of the world cargo which make it a very important industry as the fastest means of transportation more efficiently.
In his words, “With specific to Nigeria, you could see how we grew from Kano Airport where the first plane landed in the country to about 22 Federal Government owned airports plus several other private owned airports. On the whole, aviation I can say has grown to an appreciable level in the country and it has the capacity to grow more which is important to the economy of the country.”
Sirika added that the country also had good manpower such as pilots and engineers to move the industry forward.
He disclosed that the government was determined to deliver a more vibrant and efficient aviation sector in 2016 by making safety, security and efficiency its watch word with regards to transportation.
According to the Minister, once you are safe and secured in the industry, you have nearly achieved 100 per cent of what you are meant to achieve.
“It is not about the beauty of the airports or planting flowers or other vanities, it is about safety, security and efficiency as far as aviation is concerned,’’ he said.
Also speaking, the Acting Head of Security, Mr Bashir Hausawa, told the minister that the security personnel were overpowered by the angry passengers over the non-arrival of their luggage.
Hausawa explained that the shortage of manpower was responsible for the incident, adding that as at the time the incident happened there was only one man manning luggage area of the airport.
He stated that they were 192 security men manning the whole of the airport resulting in the shortage of manpower distribution to various units of the airport.

Aviation Minister Suspends Airport Manager, Others Over Turkish Airlines Incident
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has ordered for suspension of three officials of Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (MMA) Abuja over the arrival of Turkish Airlines into the airport without the luggage of the passengers.
The non arrival of the airline without the luggage of the passengers was said to have infuriated them and forced them to invade the tarmac, which is a no go area for passengers and also a breach of airport security.
A statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Aviation Ministry, James Odaudu, stated that Sirika made this known while speaking to journalists shortly after listening to explanations by the airport officials on the incident on Sunday in Abuja.
He explained that the Ministry had also ordered a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the breach, as well as why the airline brought in passengers without their luggage.
He listed the suspended officials of the Abuja Airport to include; the Airport Manager, Terminal Manager and Head of Airport Security and that they were ordered to handover to their respective deputies until investigation on the matter was concluded.
Sirika pointed out that the explanation by the officials of the airport that the security personnel on duty were overpowered was not acceptable.
He stated that the actions of the passengers by forcing their ways into the tarmac and blocked the aircraft from taking off was a security breach which must not be condoned.
According to the minister, “The explanation given is not satisfactory because the primary purpose of the government is to ensure safety of lives and property of its citizens. The cardinal objective of this administration is to secure the country and manage it and we cannot fail in aviation and we cannot fail in this important assignment at a very important point.
He continued, “We have ordered for the investigation into the matter immediately and all the people that are manning the various places, Airport Manager, Terminal Manager and Head of Security should handover the next man in rank pending the outcome of the investigation. As to the airline also, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been ordered to find out what happened, how compliant they are and deal with it accordingly.”
Sirika said the ministry was yet get the flight manifest to be able to ascertain the number of passengers involved which he added were many in number.
He stated that the passengers got agitated and apparently they got access into the prohibited area because there was security lapse.
The Minister posited that the nation’s aviation sector had the capacity to grow, adding that it was already showing signal that it could tremendously contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According to him, aviation is carrying by value, 31 per cent of the world cargo which make it a very important industry as the fastest means of transportation more efficiently.
In his words, “With specific to Nigeria, you could see how we grew from Kano Airport where the first plane landed in the country to about 22 Federal Government owned airports plus several other private owned airports. On the whole, aviation I can say has grown to an appreciable level in the country and it has the capacity to grow more which is important to the economy of the country.”
Sirika added that the country also had good manpower such as pilots and engineers to move the industry forward.
He disclosed that the government was determined to deliver a more vibrant and efficient aviation sector in 2016 by making safety, security and efficiency its watch word with regards to transportation.
According to the Minister, once you are safe and secured in the industry, you have nearly achieved 100 per cent of what you are meant to achieve.
“It is not about the beauty of the airports or planting flowers or other vanities, it is about safety, security and efficiency as far as aviation is concerned,’’ he said.
Also speaking, the Acting Head of Security, Mr Bashir Hausawa, told the minister that the security personnel were overpowered by the angry passengers over the non-arrival of their luggage.
Hausawa explained that the shortage of manpower was responsible for the incident, adding that as at the time the incident happened there was only one man manning luggage area of the airport.
He stated that they were 192 security men manning the whole of the airport resulting in the shortage of manpower distribution to various units of the airport.

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