The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has debunked the claim that the ministry is planning to move a firefighting simulator out of the Nigerian College of Technology, Zaria, to Lagos State.
In a statement signed by the Senior Adviser, Media, and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood on Sunday, the minister stated that the claim was a rumour ochestrated by mischief makers to destabilize the nation, adding that there was no iota of truth in the claim.
The statement reads, “the attention of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has been drawn to a video making the rounds of a motion moved on the floor of the House of Representatives by an Honourable member making reference to an unsubstantiated plan by the Ministry to move a fire-fighting simulator out of the Nigerian College of Technology, Zaria to Lagos State and urging the House to restrain the move.
“The rumour is nothing but pure mischief by agents of destabilisation and is totally untrue. Whist we acknowledge the patriotism of the House entertaining the Motion, we think it was totally unnecessary since the Speaker already had a private audience with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development a few days ago when this issue came up and the Minister assured Mr. Speaker that there was no iota of truth in the rumour.”
