OSITA CHIDOKA GOES HARD ON NIGERIAN PRIVATE JET OWNERS

An imminent trouble awaits owners of Private Jets in Nigeria who have converted their luxury toys to commercial purpose. Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka revealed Tuesday the Federal Government would revoke licences of Private Jet owners who are caught using their aircraft for charter or lease. According to Chidoka the development would be contravening the private operations certificates issued to them by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

The Minister did not state which private jet owners are already flouting the "no commercial use" order, he stated that 51 Private Jets operating under 27 operators were in the NCAA database. He threaten to ground any Jet found in such practise and also impose a penalty of $100,000 on the owner. He said, “I want to warn most operators of these private aircraft because some of them have started to engage in intimidation; some are sending us threat letters of what happened to previous ministers. But I want to assure them that this minister will not be intimidated.
In recent times some Private Jet owners have converted their toys to charter services, recall a Jet belonging to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor was  grounded in South Africa, for been in possession of money. The preacher claimed he released the Jet for lease, there are other Jet owners who are using it for charter services but the Federal Government now want to put a stop to the practice.