Airline Flying Naira Marley To Abuja, Suspended By FG ~ The Press Tv

The Federal Government has suspended the operations of a private jet charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for flouting COVID-19 order.
The suspended airline was said to have conveyed a Musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a concert.
The minister for aviation Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at the daily briefing on the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Monday.
Sirika said the company has been suspended indefinitely and also the flight crew will be punished for providing misleading information.
He disclosed that the aircraft which conveyed the musician was supposed to fly an Appeal Court Judge, Justice Adefope Okogie, from Lagos to Abuja.
“The operation is a clear violation of our approval which we take very seriously. It seems this is becoming a norm. This is the second time. So, Executive Jet Services is hereby suspended indefinitely and they will face the law.
“The captain will also be sanctioned for giving wrong information to the control tower. It seems also that people are not tired of trying our resolve and we are not tired of living up to our responsibilities. Governance is a serious matter.”
The minister said the government would henceforth be stricter in granting approvals for private flights.
He said, “The person on that flight conducted a concert. We approved a flight, certainly not for a musician. The flight was approved to convey Honourable Justice Adefope Okogie from Lagos to Abuja and then back to Lagos for an official assignment.
“In this challenging time, in our wisdom, we decided that the judiciary was part of the essential services. Moving a judge from Lagos to Abuja was in order.”