By Sunny Anderson Osiebe...
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,
Senator Hadi 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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