Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika clarified that the unveiling of Nigeria Air was initiated by the national carrier’s shareholders, not by the federal government. Sirika offered this clarification during his appearance on Arise TV on Sunday. In a bid to clarify the circumstances around the unveiling, Sirika emphasized, “It is their own marketing strategy as equity partners that they came to do this unveiling on a special allowance which is called chartered flight. The former minister when asked to state how much was spent for the trip said no dime was spent on the exercise. He also said only N5bn was budgeted for the national carrier since 2016 when the project started.

Source: Ethiopian News June 11, 2023 19:14 UTC