The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has resolved to probe the alleged sales of two training helicopters by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State.
Hon Ademorin Kuye, the committee chairman, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
The Chairman said the committee’s attention was drawn to the development through media reports on July 30, 2023, on the purported sale of 2 Bell 206L-3 helicopters.
He said the helicopters were public assets acquired for training pilots by the NCAT for N1.2 billion.
“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.”
“This is despite the offer of Nigerian Navy to acquire same and possibly use to address the security challenge facing the country in the area of oil pipeline vandalisation and crude oil theft”, he stated.
Recall that last week, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, unveiled committee heads and deputies.
