The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has blasted Chairman of Executive Jets Services Limited, Dr Sam Iwuajoku for making reference to him while responding to the suspension of his airline for conveying controversial musician Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley and his team to Abuja to perform at a concert.
In a statement by Fashola’s media aide, Hakeem Bello said the minister has not left nation’s capital since March 22 when the the government restricted movements because of Coronavirus pandemic.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Office of the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, 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.
“For purposes of clarity and in order to set the records straight, the Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, 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.
“The decision of the Hon. 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 noncompliant flight”. e
