Gbillah, who represented the Gwer East/Gwer West Federal constituency of Benue State in the 9th Assembly, is the former Chairman of the investigating committee for crude oil theft in the House of Representatives.
A former member of the House of Representatives, Mark Gbillah, has demanded that lawmakers should publish and make public the outcome of the House of Reps investigation on the faulty presidential jet.
Gbillah, who represented the Gwer East/Gwer West Federal constituency of Benue State in the 9th Assembly, is the former Chairman of the investigating committee for crude oil theft in the House of Representatives.
The former lawmaker, who made the demand while featuring on a Channels TV programme, said the issue with the presidential jet could have been caused by a lack of maintenance, noting that the lifespan of the aircraft is still within the allowable limit.
He said, “I would encourage the National Assembly to make it public. Every decision concerning this issue should be made public.
“We can even invite other experts to tell the National Assembly the true situation and the condition of our presidential fleet which I believe should be in good flying condition once every maintenance is made and if there are repairs to be done, those can be done.”
Gbillah said it was not ideal for the Nigerian government to purchase a new presidential jet at a time when the living conditions in the country continued to worsen.
According to him, “If there has been an investigation about what transpired with regards to the aircraft, it should be made public. We have professionals replete in this aviation sector with knowledge about the industry.
“We do not need to go into procuring new aircraft at this time. The fact that something happened when Mr President flew to Paris and couldn’t fly to Saudi Arabia might not be something to do with the plane being faulty.
“It might have been an oversight on somebody’s part. It might have been a lack of maintenance. I do not think this is a time to be procuring new aircraft, that is being insensitive."