The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, yesterday, said the launch of Nigeria Air by the Muhammadu Buhari administration was a fraud done in secrecy.
It specifically accused the outgone Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, of not carrying the National Assembly along in the whole process of establishing the national carrier.
The hearing was not without some drama, as government agencies and local private operators traded accusations and counter-accusations. He added that the purported commissioning done in the twilight of the last administration despite a court order was obviously not done with good intention. The panel chair continued: “As we speak, we are yet to be availed with the document and cannot say if ICRC has concluded its work, hence our decision to invite ICRC to this meeting.
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