Members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have faulted plans by the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to flag off operations of Nigeria Air despite restraining court orders on the controversial project.
The AON, in an official letter written by its Solicitors to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Wednesday, described the move as an attempt to “circumvent the court orders on Friday being the last working day of this administration and possibly to cover up the various infractions of Nigerian laws, among others.
In a letter signed by Abubakar Nuhu Ahmad of the Nureini Jimoh (SAN) Chambers addressed to the President captioned: ‘Nigeria Air Project’ Last Minute Planned Disobedience to Court Order And Deliberate Plan to Rubbish the Achievement of this Administration, the AON said Sirika chose the last working day of the administration to bring in two aircraft in contravention of the court order urging the president to stop the…
