The Chairman of Committee on Aviation, House of Representatives, Nnolim Nnaji, has 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.
Nnaji stated that the former Minister, Hadi Sirika and other proponents sought to hoodwink the country.
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.
Members of the committee were shocked when NAMA disclosed that the aircraft bearing Nigerian colours was on a chartered flight to Nigeria.
Other stakeholders who confirmed the disclosure noted that a chartered flight could be painted in any colour and with any inscriptions.
The Nigeria Air was launch of May 26, 2023 the last working day of the Buhari-led administration.
An Investigative Journalist, David Hundeyin, was the first to raise an alarm that Nigeria Air launch was a scheme to siphon billions of the country’s scarce resources.
