Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, has accused Nnaji Nnolim, former chairman of the house of representatives committee on aviation, of privately requesting for a 5 percent stake in Nigeria Air.
Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, says Nnaji Nnolim, former chairperson of the house of representatives committee on aviation, privately requested a five percent stake in Nigeria Air.TheCable has contacted Nnaji for his response. “I’ll give my response soon. I am still busy with my this thing,” the lawmaker said when asked for comment.Nigeria Air — the national carrier — about three days before the end of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
“A careful review of the process indicates the exercise to be highly opaque, shrouded in secrecy, shoddy and capable of ridiculing and tarnishing the image of Nigeria before the international community,” NnajiHowever, Sirika responded that the committee chairman “and his people” had sought a minority interest in the national carrier.
When asked to clarify what “his people” meant, the former minister said Nnaji could be referring to anybody — not necessarily other members of the lower chamber.could be his family, members and it could be leadership. I did not know what this meant, but he said he and his people needed five percent. I am saying that he should relax and approach the owners. That’s exactly what I told him in camera,” he said.
“I was a member of the house of reps 20 years ago; 10 years ago, I was a senator. I know how the workings are. He called for a public hearing. And right after the public hearing, he just turned the paper and read the riot act,” he said. “The practice in the national assembly is that after hearing people and the complaints, you sit down as a committee. The clerks will do their job, you will then sit down to discuss the issues, raise them, approach the whole house of reps and take position of the house plus leadership and come back and make your findings known; but you do not immediately read the riot act out. It means it is predetermined.
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