The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to adhere strictly to the principles of federal character in its proposed 2016 staff recruitment.
The lawmakers also queried the management of FAAN over non functioning scanners littering the nation’s major airports.
The advise came on the heels of a discovery of N7 billion in FAAN’s 2016 personnel budget proposal during its budget defense before House Committee on Aviation.
The committee berated FAAN management for risking the lives of air travelers by allowing scanners at all major airports in the country to breakdown for such a long period.
The Nkeruka Onyejiocha-led Aviation Committee also questioned FAAN on the installation of a specialised N52m detector at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos alone.
The committee sought explanation for the N300 million budgeted for bush clearing and land reclamation, in addition to money proposed for tractors and slashers for grass maintenance.
In his defense, FAAN’s Acting Managing Director, Saleh Dumona, said the N7billion difference noticed in the proposal was meant for recruitment of staff into the organization’s security, fire and rescue units.
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