The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has carpeted Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State for mobilizing the arrest of Caverton Helicopters for flying some expatriates into the state.
Wike had, on Tuesday, led some security officials to the premises of the company and got the officials arrested.
They were later dragged to court.
But the minister said the governor had no power to take the action.
He said the Caverton’s mission was known to and authorized by the Federal Government.
According to him, it is only the FG that has the power to take the kind of action the governor took.
He said on Wednesday:
“The policemen who followed the governor followed dangerous ignorance. Those flights were for national interest and improved national revenues.”
