No plan to relocate firefighting equipment to lagos

The Federal Government has refuted claims that it planned to relocate a firefighting simulator from the Nigerian College of Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State, to Lagos State.

The Northern Elders Forum had on Sunday, expressed grave concern over the rumoured relocation of the simulation equipment.

But the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said the rumour is nothing but the handiwork of mischief makers bent on destabilising the course of the nation.

A statement issued on Monday, by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood, reads: “The attention of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has been drawn to a video making the rounds of a motion moved on the floor of the House of Representatives by an Honourable member making reference to an unsubstantiated plan by the ministry to move a fire-fighting simulator out of the Nigerian College of Technology, Zaria to Lagos State and urging the House to restrain the move.

“The rumour is nothing but pure mischief by agents of destabilisation and is untrue. Whilst we acknowledge the patriotism of the House entertaining the motion, we think it was totally unnecessary since the Speaker already had a private audience with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development a few days ago when this issue came up and the Minister assured Mr. Speaker that there was no iota of truth in the rumour.

“The Minister further put a call to the Rector of the school who reassured Mr Speaker that it was an unfounded rumour and purely a mischief. So, why the motion?

“We urge the public to disregard any such rumour and it amounts to grandstanding by anyone still trying to make political gains out of nothing.”