AGS NEWS – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has refuted claims suggesting that the ministry intends to transfer a firefighting simulator from the Nigerian College of Technology in Zaria, Kaduna State, to Lagos State.

In a statement released on March 3, 2023, by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood, via Keyamo’s official X account, the minister addressed what he termed as unfounded rumors orchestrated by individuals aiming to disrupt the nation’s progress.

According to the statement titled ‘Aviation Ministry Refutes Unsubstantiated Rumour Regarding Movement Of Fire-Fighting Simulator From Zaria To Lagos’, Keyamo dismissed the allegations, labeling them as misinformation.

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He clarified that the source of the rumor, a member of the House of Representatives, had inaccurately referenced a purported plan by the ministry to relocate the firefighting simulator to Lagos from Zaria.

“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 statement reads.