The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation has threatened to withhold approval of the allocation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development unless provisions are made for the N36 billion owed to former workers of the defunct Nigerian Airways.
The lawmakers made the resolution when the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Kenyamo, appeared before them to defend his ministry’s allocation in the budget.
Established in August 1958, the Nigerian Airways was the nation’s carrier until it ceased operations in 2003 due to issues like mismanagement and accumulated debts.
At its peak, the airline operated over 30 aircraft and employed hundreds of people.
In 2018, former President Muhammadu Buhari, approved N22 billion as part payment of the N45 billion owed to the former employees.
Despite this, a balance of N36 billion remains unpaid, leading to financial hardships and in some cases, the former aviation workers died while awaiting their…
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