Rights group commends NAMA over grounding of Amaechi, Oshiomhole - TopicsExpress



          

Rights group commends NAMA over grounding of Amaechi, Oshiomhole aircraft A human rights group, Youth and Conflict Resolution Initiatives, YCRI, has commended the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, for its challenging drive to instil discipline in the aviation sector. The group in a statement signed by the Director, International Relations, Comrade Efemena Agadama decried disrespect of the Nigerian aviation laws by powerful Nigerians and foreigners and urged Nigerians to support NAMA in bringing sanity to the sector. “This is not the time to play politics with everything, if we want NAMA to work, we have to support them. The frequency of air disasters in Nigeria should be confronted and corrected. There should no longer be business as usual if the country must move forward from the errors of previous years. “The Nigerian airspace with over 50 recorded disasters since 1969 remains one of the most dangerous in the world due to the long years of gross disrespect of aviation laws by both Nigerians and foreigners. These gross breaches have to be confronted and corrected at least in 2013. “In the West and other developed countries, pilots do not breach aviation laws. Why then should these erring pilots in Nigeria try to drag politics into their illegal acts? Is it because the country is yet to implement a strict rule of law in all its activities? “The aviation sector needs discipline and whoever must pursue that demanding task will surely step on toes and this is what NAMA seems to face from the Amaechi’s and Oshiomhole’s cases. NAMA needs support to sanitise the aviation sector. Anyone who feels aggrieved should go to court and stop disgracing the country. “We therefore call on NAMA to disregard the political angle being dragged into its activities. It should seriously sanction or prosecute the erring pilots to deter others and agencies from continuing such illegal acts in Nigeria. NAMA should also apply the same corrective yardstick on its employees and airports who have been allowing the breaching of its laws”, the group stated.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:49:36 +0000

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