Olumide Ohunayo, the general secretary (GS) of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), has said Ibikunle Amosun, a former governor of Ogun state, “should be with the DSS right”. The DSS—Department of State Services—is the primary domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Speaking in an interview with News Central TV on Wednesday, August 21, monitored by Legit, Ohunayo said the seized presidential jets saga is a lesson for Nigeria “to tidy up our sense of agreement”.
The aviation expert added that whether domestic or international, it is unethical to violate a consensus.
He said:
“Ibikunle Amosun should be with the DSS right now, rather than talking on the internet and responding to Professor Pat Utomi and others.”
Ohunayo continued:
“I think once again, we have thrown ourselves into the international fora as another country that does not stick to agreement. And when you don’t stick to agreement, you tend to drive investors away and embarrass yourself.
“No matter what effort you put in on the domestic front, your agreement must be sacrosanct. That has been a major problem in the aviation industry.”
Watch Ohunayo’s interview below:
Seized jets: Amosun lambasts Chinese corporations
Meanwhile, Amosun described the Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co Limited, as an impostor.
Amosun asserted that the arbitration which has gained public attention in the past few days, is a “Chinese against Chinese dispute”.
Legit reports that although one of the three confiscated jets has been released to Nigeria, two others are still being withheld.
Seized jets: Gbenga Daniel fumes
Earlier, Legit reported that a serving senator and former governor of Ogun, Gbenga Daniel, said his administration “is not in discussion” before the courts on the controversial joint venture agreement a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co Limited, allegedly had with the state government.
Daniel denied the alleged “terms or proprietary” of the agreement for the establishment of the Ogun/Guangdong Free Trade Zone in the southwest state, adding that instead, he discussed “the termination of a management contract.”