“I said to him at that time, Honourable, a bidding process has taken place, and some people won. So, I think you should go to those people and ask for the 5 per cent,' the former minister said.
, on Sunday, accused the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji , of demanding five per cent shares of the national carrier from him.“He asked me that I should give him 5 per cent of Nigeria Air to carry him along with his people,” he said.
Reacting to claims making the rounds that he spent N138 billion on the hiring and repainting of the unveiled aircraft, Mr Sirika said it is ridiculous to think that such an amount would be expended on hiring an aircraft. He noted that the amount could get the ministry five new Boeing 777 max aeroplanes.
In his response to Mr Sirika, published by Daily Trust newspaper Sunday evening, Mr Nnaji questioned the claims put forward by the former minister. The airline was expected to gulp $8.8 million in preliminary costs and $300 million as take-off costs.
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