It also mandated the same committee to probe the release of N33.55 billion in the same year for the same purpose.
This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate ad-hoc committee on Aviation which investigated a motion on “The worrisome and unstable position of Nigerian Aviation industry.”
The report was presented by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano Central)
The Senate said the Chief Executives of Aviation agencies in the country should take steps to replace aging pilots in their system.
It said that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) should pay more emphasis on the provision of state of the art flying equipment to enhance air safety.
Other recommendations of the Committee adopted included that “Good leadership spirit should be inculcated by the Chief executive of aviation parastatals and other stakeholders to refurbish and maintain physical facility and equipment.
