The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) says it was not invited to the unveiling of Nigeria Air. Boye Oyewumi, a representative of SAHCO, spoke on Tuesday when he appeared before
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company says it was not invited to the unveiling of Nigeria Air.
Boye Oyewumi, a representative of SAHCO, spoke on Tuesday when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on aviation.Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, unveiled Nigeria Air — the national carrier — about three days before the end of the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.Oyewumi said the company read about the unveiling of the national career on the pages of newspapers and social media.“Even as stakeholders, we were not even aware of the unveiling.
At the investigative hearing, some government agencies also denied taking part in the unveiling of the national carrier.Michael Ohiani, director-general of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission , said the agency was advised by the ministry of justice to stay away from the process of setting up the national carrier.the federal government from selling the shares of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines.
Ohiani said the shareholders’ agreement has not been signed, and that negotiation is expected to resume as soon as a court injunction is lifted. Mohammed Oduwowo, managing director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency , said the aircraft that was used for the unveiling was a chartered Ethiopian Airline which returned to the country a day later.“We had an approval. We granted the aircraft a flight permit. It was meant to be a chartered flight from Ethiopia to Nigeria. It was a chartered flight. It went back the following day,” he said.
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