No Boeing 737 Max Operating in Nigeria- Sirika
Oru Leonard
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said that that there is no Boeing 737 Max operating in Nigeria.
This was stated in a press release made available to News Dot Africa yesterday by the Media and Public Affairs unit of the Aviation Ministry, assuring Nigerians of safety.
According to the statement, “As the nation joins the rest of the world in mourning the victims of the unfortunate crash of the Ethiopian airlines, Minister of State for Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has assured Nigerians that the nation does not currently have any Boeing 737 Max on its register, and therefore no cause for concern.”
The Minister noted that aviation is one the world over, and that any accident anywhere is a tragedy to the global aviation industry. Nigeria, he says, identifies and commiserates with the Ethiopian aviation authorities those who have lost loved ones, including two distinguished Nigerians, in their moment of grief.
The Minister also confirmed that the industry regulator in Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has issued the necessary advisory as it relates to the country.
“As we continue to mourn the ET crash in Addis, and pray for the victims, we wish to reassure Nigerians that we do not have any Boeing 737 Max on Nigeria’s register to worry about. Civil Aviation Authority has issued the needed advisory, please.” He said.
Praying for the repose of the souls of the victims of the air mishap, Sirika assures the Nigerian flying public of the unalloyed commitment of the Buhari Administration to the creation of an environment that guarantees their safety and security in air transportation.
Recall that an Ethiopian airline Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed on Sunday 10 March, 2019, killing 157 persons on board. The crash has raised global concerns as a similar brand of the airplane owned by another airline crashed few months ago.
