Senate President,
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday pledged to intervene in the nation's
aviation sector, which has suffered major setbacks, with the purported
non-
calibration of all 30 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and VHF
Omnidirectional Ranges (VHFs) that are operational in the country.
In his response to a
social media user, Adamu Taiwo Haruna, who tweeted at the Senate President’s
@BukolaSaraki handle saying “SP @bukolasaraki all 30 Instrument Landing Systems
& VORs in Nigeria are all out of calibration. This is a serious safety issue
Sir,” Saraki responded that he would personally take up the issues with the
aviation minister, SenayorHadi Sirika and heads of other agencies concerned.
“Thank you for the
info[mation],” the Senate President responded via his personal handle,
“Unfortunately the Chair Senate Aviation Committee, Sen Aliero is away but I
will personally look into it right away.”
When pressed further
by the user, who stated that the failure of the ILS and VORs in the aviation
sector could lead to air crashes, the Senate President assured the online
community that he would reach out to the Minister in-charge of the Aviation
sector, in order to have him explain the purported failures in the system.
“I will reach out to
the Minister and have him explain why this is so,” he said, “Be rest assured
that I am on top of it.”
ILS's are Instrument
Landing Systems (ILS), while VORs are VHF Omnidirectional Ranges. ILSs enable
aircraft to land when pilots are unable to establish visual contact with the
runway, while VORs help aircraft to stay on course during flights by receiving
radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons.
Twitter users who
weighed in commended the Senate President’s response to the issue, with one
social media user, @OlufemiAwoyemi, describing the Senate President’s
responsiveness to issues as “Governance 101.”
In the past decade,
Nigeria has suffered major aviation disasters, which have been caused by the
negligence of the aviation authorities, and lapses by airlines that have led to
fatal crashes
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