The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation said on Monday that it would investigate the remote and immediate causes of the naval helicopter crash in Nembe, Bayelsa.?
This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Nkiruka Onyejiocha (PDP-Abia), and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.??
She said the committee would strengthen its oversight function of the aviation sector to ensure air safety in the country.?
“We will leave no stone unturned toward ensuring air safety in Nigeria by strengthening our oversight function of the relevant regulatory agencies in the aviation sector,” she said.?
According to her, the committee will liaise with the military authorities to ensure that proper and due diligence check was conducted regularly on military aircraft in the country.?
She condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in the crash, especially the government and people of Kaduna State.
NAN recalled that on Dec.15, a naval helicopter carrying late Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and? a former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi and four others, crashed? in Nembe, killing all passengers.?
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