PH Airport Sets Up Panel Over Fire Incident 

Sequel to the fire incident that gutted two giant generator sets at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, recently, the management has constituted a panel of enquiry to unravel the causes of the inferno.
The Airport Regional Manager, South-South/South-East, Mr Felix Akinbinu, who disclosed this while interacting with aviation correspondents, last Thursday, said management was doing everything possible to unravel the circumstances of the fire incident.
He said no staff of the authority has been queried or suspended as a result of the incident, explaining that the management was awaiting the result of the panel.
“We do not want to be in haste, but we are determined to unravel the circumstances that resulted in the fire incident, and we do not want anybody to be treated unjustly.
“We will be patient to wait for the outcome and the findings of the  panel on the matter, before any further action will be taken on that. We trust that the committee will do a thorough job” he said.
The Tide’s findings revealed that the two giant generator sets that were serving as alternative source of power at the airport, got burnt about two weeks ago.
It was further gathered that the generator house was located close to the office of the airport fire fighters, yet there was no prompt response to quell the fire.
Some airport users have, however, expressed concern over the role played by both the airport security and fire fighters in the incident.
Reacting to the incident, a travel agent at the airport, Mr Ogbonna Otamiri, said he suspected a foul play in the fire incident.
“How can the generators get burnt at that particular time of the day, when it was not yet dark, whereas the fire fighters were there, as well as the aviation security operatives assigned there.
“Who wants to undo the Port Harcourt airport, what is going on here? Until now, no serious action has been taken, no arrest, no query yet; all you hear is setting up a panel”, he said.
A Niger Delta activist and former management staff of Air France, Mr Kenneth Quaker, in his reaction, said the unfolding events were like drama aimed at sabotaging the Port Harcourt International Airport.

By: Corlins Walter