Nigeria: Aviation Sector Weak, Stagnant - Report

20 November 2012

Nigeria's aviation industry is weak and stagnating because of regulatory negligence, cutting of corners, ageing fleets and ministerial interference in duties of agencies, a parliamentary investigative committee has said.

The draft report of the National Assembly joint committee that investigated the remote and immediate causes of the Dana plane crash painted a grim picture of an aviation sector that is tottering, bedeviled by allegations of corruption.

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