Janet Samuel, Abuja
The Chairman Senate Committee on Aviation, Sen. Biodun Olujimi has said that the Senate will work together with the house of representatives to surmount the present challenges facing the sector.
Sen. Olujimi made this known while speaking with Newsmen at the end of the plenary, shortly after her selection as the Senate committee on Aviation chairman in Abuja.
The Lawmaker, who was newly selected to chair the committee said the two Chambers will work together to resolve the present challenges confronting the sector.
“We can’t allow aviation to fail, we can’t, because that is the only way by which we can move around the globe, with the present insecurity problem we all are witnessing, is only through aviation we can survive, we will work together, we will be proactive about it.
According to her, “there are serous challenges in the sector presently which requires immediate action adding that coupled with the security situation of the country, aviation is the only available means to surmount the problem, so aviation must not collapse, we must do everything to ensure that it stays afloat, and whatever it needs to get it afloat, we must bring it to bear.
The Chairman who has been a member of the committee said she will draw from the experience of his predecessor l, Senator Smart Adeyemi who is vast in knowledge to lead her through
I believe I will also drawn from the experience of my predecessor who is my brother, we share the same constituency, his constituency is immediately after mine, so we will work together, I will tap into his knowledge and we will be able to work it out.
The lawmaker expressed her appreciation to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for the opportunity to serve, adding that “being a member of the committee, coming in to serve is an opportunity to make success of the assignment.”
