The House of Representatives on Monday unveiled plans to investigate the alleged sale of two multi-billion naira training helicopters by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, in breach of extant laws.
Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets, Hon. Ademorin Kuye, confirmed this via a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune.
He said the Committee’s attention was drawn to the development through media reports on Sunday, 30th July 2023, regarding the purported sale of 2 Bell 206L-3 helicopters, which were public assets acquired for training pilots by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, for N1.2 billion.
He said: “The sale of the Helicopters under the pretext of underutilisation by the authorities of the College of Aviation in March 2023 has now become a symptom of the worrying trend of asset stripping in all sectors of the economy by all MDAs toward the twilight of the last administration.
“This is despite the offer of the Nigerian Navy to acquire the same and possibly use them to address the security challenges facing the country in the area of oil pipeline vandalisation and crude oil theft.
“The committee equally feels the assets could have been converted to the use of the Nigerian Police to fight banditry and insurgency in the country.
“The urgency in the sales and concession of public assets at the twilight of the last administration calls for suspicion since the supposed approval was obtained from that administration, and it is only right that the new regime is allowed to be part of the completion of the sale process if there are no hidden agendas.
“Therefore, the House Committee on Public Assets, as constituted, will investigate the sale of these important national training assets to ensure that due process is followed and that the country is not shortchanged in this deal,” Hon. Kuye noted.
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