Aviation unions to boycott Rivers over arrest of pilots

The unions yesterday condemned the action of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, who allegedly ordered the arrest of the two pilot citing violation of the stay-at-home order in the State.

General Secretary of NUATE, Ochème Aba, said they were completely taken aback and miffed by the unwarranted and unlawful arrest of two Nigerian pilots and entire passengers of a helicopter operated into the Nigerian Airforce Base in Port Harcourt. “It beats our imagination how Governor Wike, a lawyer, would so flagrantly discountenance the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which vests legislation and regulation of aviation matters exclusively on Federal Government, and how he could so assume the power to invade a military base, accost aviation personnel, who were on lawful national assignment and purportedly prosecute and remand innocent citizens and legal foreign workers, contrary to everything...

“We, in like vain, demand an unqualified public apology to the personnel – pilots and passengers- and the companies involved – Caverton Helicopters and Shell Petroleum, as well as adequate recompense for the same persons and companies for personal damages and losses in revenue.

Be like una no know Wike. What he will do he will do, if u like jump up and down. He wants his corona allocation, can do anything to get it. In the land of petty politics, he is King.

Please governor Wike, do all you can to protect the people you're governing. People controls money and not the other way round. Life is more important than money. Thank God for your courage. I'll vote you as Nigerian president to protect this great nation and liberate the people.

That's mere threatening, don't the union aware of Rivers lockdown? You flew passengers in to endangered millions of life for money!!

I standvwith GOVERNOR WIKE & rivers state gvrt

I stand with Governor Wike on this matter.

NigAirForce CAS_AMSadique NGRPresident “someone invaded a military base to arrest .....” is this not a SHAME ?

Caverton should do the right thing and stop flouting the governor order, I believe if they have done the needful we wouldn't be hearing all this news

Simple solution. Declare the identity of the passengers and submit the flight manifest; Caverton & supporters choose sentiments. Aviation businesses 'loss or profit' are calibrated in hours, days. Caverton-Do the right thing and go back to business...

Yapotuba

GovWike was right. The FG does not control affairs in Rivers State, the Governor does. The health safety of every citizen in Rivers is his responsibility. The Helicopter Company should have as a matter of responsibility sought the States approval.

I stand with GovWike . Those pilots were illegally flying foreigners into Rivers state without due checks at a time of a global pandemic like corona virus. If you were the governor, I'm sure you will do harsher things

Port Harcourt is one of their major cash cows of Nigeria, the aviation community will lose money, the commuters will have a difficult time. Everybody loses.

When you have a Tout as a governor.

Empty threat of politically driven sector.

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