Following the
announcement on the President of the Senate’s private handle stating that the
Minister of State for Aviation, Former Senator Hadi Sirika, would be briefing
the Senate on the proposed six-week closure of the Abuja Airport, and the
treatment of passengers by airline operators, Nigerian Twitter users, commended
the Senate and the Senate President, for the Senate’s quick response.
Recall that on
Tuesday, on Tuesday, January 10th, the first sitting of the Upper Chamber in
2017, the Senate passed a Motion, which called on the Senate Committee on
Aviation to thoroughly investigate the root causes of the challenges in the
aviation industry; urged the Federal Aviation Authority to immediately put in
place the necessary regulatory mechanisms to arrest the dwindling fortunes in
the industry; and urged the Consumer Protection Commission to take the
necessary steps to protect the rights and privileges of Nigerian passengers.
In tweets to
the Senates @NGRSenate account and the Senate President’s @Bukola Saraki
account, Yusuf Bashirat Boyi, who uses the handle @GovBashirat said
“@bukolasaraki swifts to action on the big issues on our aviation section this
shows how patriot[ic] the 8th @NGRSenate is, kudos to you guys.”
Another user,
Mufasa, with the handle, @TheNGRInvasion, commended the Senate and Saraki
saying “you've done well. Acting fast was not only necessary, it might have
just saved some lives.”
Baba Fesfes,
whose handle is @Babafes2, weighed in on the issue, stating that the safety of
the people should come first in the Senate’s interaction with the Minister on
the issues in the aviation sector.
Other Twitter
users like @OnyekachiAjibo , urged the Senate not to allow for the complete
shutdown of the airport, stating that he had “Never seen a thing like that.”
The Senate
live-tweeted and live-broadcasted its interaction with the Minister of State on
its Twitter and Facebook handles respectively.
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