Ben Bruce
hehehehe.......Outspoken
Bayelsa Senator and Silverbird boss, Ben Bruce has predicted there will
be a plane crash in the country if the senate does not take immediate
action. While speaking during a senate plenary on Thursday at National
Assembly, the Senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben
Murray-Bruce, predicted there will be a plane crash if the senate does
not take immediate action concerning urgent issues in the aviation
industry.
The outspoken lawmaker who spoken on the alleged deteriorating
state of the aviation industry in Nigeria, moved a motion in favour of
lesser taxes, regulations and reduced government interference in airline
operations in the country.
He said: “The airport is nothing but a mall and can be
self-financed by private sectors better. The Government does not need
money to borrow to maintain or build airports
“Airlines can be profitable if government will stop interfering
in the way they are run. We are taxing the airlines to death, taxes
should not be more than 5 or 10 percentage like in other countries but
we charge about 40%.
“Tax Agencies in Nigeria are concerned about generating revenue
which this is counterproductive to the airline. You cannot regulate the
prices of tickets, this way you guarantee they don’t make profits
therefore their services will be reduced.
“No airline will delay you for 8hours unless they do not have finances to buy fuel, pay pilots and other services."
The senator popularly know as Mr Common Sense, further urged the
senate to take the motion seriously, as hindrance to take action will
lead to an accident which will lead to loss of so many lives.
“This motion is serious because an accident is about to happen,
a plane will crash people will die. I urge my colleagues to take this
motion seriously find a way to work with the airlines not to kill them
and find a way to make this motion productive and make it possible for
them to be successful so we can live.”
Watch him speak during the plenary on the floor of the senate below; abeg
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