I won’t withdraw Winners’ Chapel airstrip license – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, assured that the license issued to Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, will not be canceled.

Keyamo made this announcement during an interview on Arise Television’s show, ‘This Morning’, on Sunday.

It should be noted that the House of Representatives had previously called for the revocation of licenses granted to the church and other private entities to protect national security.

Keyamo clarified that the church had not breached any regulations and had followed all legal procedures before receiving approval for the airstrip.

“You can’t single out an individual in a country like this when you have given the same right to so many people and say withdraw that particular one. On what basis?

“The people have not breached any terms upon which we gave them the license. If you single them out, the constitution says you should not discriminate against any Nigerian. They are following the rules.

“It took me one year to approve that airstrip because we went through so many processes. By law, I said the minister would approve. That is what the law says. And it came to me. I looked at all the processes. I approved.

“You cannot take off from any private airstrip in Nigeria and fly outside the country. This is not possible. You must first land at an international airport.

“You will be well-processed and checked before you fly out. If you are flying in, you must first land at an international airport. You will be processed before you fly to your private airstrip,” Keyamo said.