Nigerians Will Soon Experience Plane Crashes - Akpabio

Godswill Akpabio, the Senate Minority leader, today, said that the country may soon be experiencing plane crashes.

The revelation followed a motion tagged “Disturbing Development in the Nigerian Aviation Industry” by Sen. Dino Melaye.

Contributing to the motion, Sen. Akpabio, said that the fear of plane crashes was real as airlines could no longer access foreign exchange to service their aircrafts.

He said “These problems are caused by policies of government.
Monetary policies of government have not allowed the airlines to operate. Section 14(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended says that government must ensure the security and welfare of the people.

''We are likely to have a spectre of crashes because most airlines cannot access foreign exchange to service their aircrafts,” he said.