…Slashes KWAM 1’s flight ban to one month
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has ordered Ibom Airline to immediately withdraw criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday, the Minister said the Police will immediately take the remaining steps to facilitate her release from Kirikiri Prisons within the week.
He also directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to reduce the flight ban slammed on KWAM 1 to a one-month period.
According to him, the development followed the outcome of consultation with critical stakeholders in the aviation sector and those involved in the unfortunate incidents .
Keyamo said valuable lessons have been learnt by all sides to those incidents.
In the case of Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the co-pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba of VALUEJET, the Minister said the NCAA is to restore their licenses after the same period of one-month ban after undergoing some mandatory professional re-appraisal.
“These above decisions were taken by Government and the airline operators purely on COMPASSIONATE grounds as Government will never pander to base sentiments, politically-motivated views or warped legal opinions when clear encroachment of our laws are involved,” he added.