The Senate has summoned the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and key stakeholders in the sector for an urgent meeting following public complain over the sudden and steep rise in domestic airfares.
‎The resolution came after Buhari Abdulfatai raised a motion on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday,
‎He warned that the soaring prices posed a serious threat to mobility and could trigger nationwide travel disruption in the coming days.
‎Leading the debate, Senator Buhari noted that citizens had been complaining in recent months as the cost of domestic flights continues to escalate.
‎He revealed that a one-way ticket from Abuja to Lagos now costs between N400,000 and N600,000, an amount many citizens could no longer afford.
‎The lawmaker from Oyo State argued that the situation was especially distressing given the increasing difficulty and insecurity on major highways.
‎The Senate resolved that Keyamo and other industry stakeholders must appear before relevant committees this week to clarify reasons behind the sudden hike in fares, and chart a path toward stabilizing prices ahead of the holiday season.
News edited by Favour Owonibi