By Mohammed Mohammed
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has said that his attention has been drawn to a letter signed by the Chairman/CEO
of Executive Jets Services Limited, Dr Sam Iwuajoku concerning a flight it operated to Abuja last weekend.
The Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, in a statement, said: “For the purposes of clarity and in order to set the records straight, the Minister has not travelled out of Abuja since March 22, 2020, when he returned there after an inspection tour of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway construction work and a visit to Lagos, before the lockdown.”
According to him the decision of the Minister not to travel was taken in strict compliance with the Federal Government’s ban on inter-state travels as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is therefore ridiculous for Dr Iwuajoku to attempt to link the Hon. Minister with any non-compliant flight, the statement added.