{"id":445408,"date":"2017-12-09T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/09\/minority-wants-aviation-minister-summoned-over-starbow-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-12-09T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T20:00:36","slug":"minority-wants-aviation-minister-summoned-over-starbow-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/09\/minority-wants-aviation-minister-summoned-over-starbow-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority wants Aviation Minister summoned over Starbow accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday,  9 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/42573951.295.jpg\" alt=\"Cecilia Dapaah\" title=\"Cecilia Dapaah\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Dapaah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512849636_654_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Minority Spokesperson on Roads and Transport, Governs Kwame Agbodza has filed a request in Parliament for the Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Dapaah, to be summoned before the House to brief lawmakers on the recent incident involving a Starbow plane at the Kotoka International Airport(KIA).<\/p>\n<p>The plane, which was carrying some passengers to Kumasi skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence at the KIA. Investigations into the incident are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>But Kwame Agbodza, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Adaklu constituency, told Citi Business News that the Minister of Aviation must brief parliament on the state of the domestic aviation industry.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that it is important for the minister to assure Ghanaians of the safety of domestic airlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have filed a question in parliament for the minister to brief us on the cause of the accident and to reassure the nation that our air space is still safe. Don\u2019t forget we have a relatively safe record in terms of the aviation industry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Touching on a recent action taken by Starbow to dismiss some workers, Mr. Agbodza was of the view that, it is important for the company to undertake the exercise within the confines of the  labour laws, so it does not infringe on the rights of the workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recent problems with laying off of people. Starbow is a privately owned business, they can do whatever is just with their business, provided it is within the ambient of the law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWtUOvwWp1k\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The MP, however, raised concerns over challenges that have hit the domestic aviation industry, pointing out that, it is a setback to all the government\u2019s assurances about the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to believe that an industry that we are told is growing because of government intervention, and that things are getting better, all of a sudden we are seeing people being laid off\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that it is important for the minister to address the issues since the move taken by Starbow will leave the workers worse off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the workers are complaining of a possible breach of their right. 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