The Federal Government has announced the suspension of the flight company (ExecuJet) indefinitely that conveyed controversial Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, on Saturday, to perform at a concert in Abuja despite the interstate travel ban and social distancing rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, for supply false information to get approval.
The company will also be fined, Flight Captain will also be sanctioned for providing false information.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who announced the suspension, said they airline used approval granted for an legal flight operation to convey Naira Marley to Abuja for an illegal concert.
Sirika, said at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on Monday, that the flight which Naira Marley used to Abuja for his concert was approved for the use of transporting a judge.
He said the flight was supposed to convey a judge, Hon Justice Adefope Okoji, to Abuja and back to Lagos.
“Going forward we willl escalate the mechanisms we have in place, and we will be stricter in our approvals (and enforcement).”
