Messy accusations, denials and counter-accusations have continued to trail the unveiling of the national carrier, Nigeria Air on May 26th, sparking
Establishing a national carrier was one of the most anticipated projects that many Nigerians prayed that the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would deliver during its tenure.
In addition, Sirika stated again on November 23, 2021, following the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, that the airline’s operations will begin in 2022. It never happened again. Sirika then declared in 2022 that the date had been moved to July, which never materialised. It was also discovered that the unveiled national carrier airlines which reportedly gulped over N85 billion was yet to procure an Air Operating Certificate , which is a needed approval issued by Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to aircraft operators to allow it use aircraft for commercial flight operations; besides, the purported Nigeria Air has not secured a single aircraft for its operations.
Astounded by the outcry heralding the Nigeria Air unveiling drama, the House of Representatives joined the fray and faulted the purported launch on May 26, 2023. They registered their concerns and expressed their dissatisfaction with Sirika, tagging the airplane project as a fraud. On the lawmakers, Sirika claimed that high-powered individuals contributed to thwarting the actualisation of the domestic airline project, and alleged that Hon Nnolim Nnaji requested to be given five per cent of the Nigeria Air share for him and his people. He also slammed the aviation committee for conducting what he described as a “predetermined hearing”.
She then urged the general public to disregard the “lies told by the former minister of Aviation against Air Peace during the Arise TV Interview”. “The lesson to be learnt is that we all need to fight corruption because for eight years they were talking about us having a national carrier. We all bought into it because it was a good idea.
Also dissecting the situation, a writer and researcher, Oluwafunminiyi Raheem of the Osun State University, Osogbo, said that the scandal goes beyond government oversight. “Although Yusuf’s dismissal was eventually effected by the same Presidency, the deed had already been done and that is that nobody was prosecuted or jailed.
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