Aviation Minister is Short of Truth


      

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Kunle I Sowunmi


      

      

kshoid@yahoo.com


      

      

 


      

It is obvious the former Hon Minister of Aviation Professor Borishade is not capable of the job given to him infact, there is nothing professorial about his conclusion on the recent ADL Air Crash around Abuja last Sunday. How come the Minister did not listen to the Black Box or the VRC, which would have given the true picture before rushing to blame, the dead Pilot? Suppose the unserious people at the control Towers lied to him about the true picture of what actually happened?


      

 


      

Suppose he the minister was given wrong information by the control Tower just to save their buts in view of an intending visitation of the International body responsible for airport inspection? The Minister even went ahead to cancel the license of the helpless Airlines without any investigation just like his boss did in Ekiti State without allowing due process. The dead pilot Captain Kolawole Atanda from all account was not a new face in the Aviation industry, a pilot of over 27 years in and out of the country a man who started his career with the Nigeria Airways in the seventies. 


      

 


      

I have known Pilot Kolawole Atanda since 1974 and all the nonsense the Aviation Minister was saying about the dead is very pathetic, unfortunate and unprofessional like what we say here in USA "Wagging the Dog" this time a dead dog. Kolawole Atanda was not capable of hurting a fly; right now he cannot even defend himself. He was a good Man.  A man of peace, a fine gentleman, a very good Christian and  "brother" of mine. A family man who will not deliberately kill himself and others just to prove what?


      

 


      

Minister Aborishade from his use of words does even not have respect for the soul of anybody or those of the 96 people that died in the crash.  It was even rumored that he was called from a drinking party before rushing to the scene of the crash. How can we in all honesty trust his judgment and conclusion? No. He must not be taken serious. One of those who survived said she heard a loud noise before the crash, the other co-pilot said the rain had stopped which now brings us to a logical conclusion that the Plane was probably blown off by those interested in some other issues probably the thrown of the Sultan.


      

 


      

The rush for the thrown started before the Sultan was even buried. Could there be a link between the accident and the death of the Sultan by the forces interested in the Sultan’s seat? The late Sultan who was installed by General Saani Abacha the maximum ruler after he removed Dansukki in the nineties and he can not be said to be having things easy with the forces loyal to the former Sultan.


      

 


      

The Senate has even asked for the removal of the Minister of Aviation who was not whole-heartedly confirmed by the senate because the Senate had their doubts about his ability to perform even under stress. Under his watch the industry has witnessed so many crashes or disasters due to poor management control. None of the reports of past probes was released. This man is not competent for the job given to him. The best he can do is to keep his mouth closed while the investigation goes on instead of making unfounded statement capable of eroding his intellectual know how.


      

 


      

Finally, let us all pray for the souls of the dead Pilot Kolawole Atanda, the Sultan of Sokoto Macido, the two senators deputy governors and others in the ill fated crash to rest in peace and courage and support of God to be with all their families at this very crucial stage because they need it. There is much more to the truth which the minister is not letting us know but God the Omnipotence will reveal the true picture of why the Pane Crashed or blown off and hopefully it will not be long


      

 


      

 


      

Kunle I Sowunmi


      

Dallas Texas


      

kshoid@yahoo.com