Reps say Nigeria Air launch is fraudulent
…Call for its suspension
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has asked the government to suspend the establishment of Nigeria Air.
The committee reached this resolution on Tuesday following an investigative hearing on the airline.
Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, declared the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud after the major stakeholders in the deal between the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines denied knowledge of the launch.
The Ministry of Aviation claimed Nigeria Air was only unveiled and not launched, which the committee dismissed as an attempt to divert the lawmakers’ attention.
Recall that former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika had launched the airline shortly before exiting office.
However, at the hearing, the committee discovered that the airline had yet to get the necessary approval before its launch.
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