The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to constitute a high-level presidential committee to undertake a holistic review of the process of the Nigeria Air project.
On Tuesday, Dapo Olumide, acting managing director of Nigeria Air, told the Senate committee on aviation that the aircraft presented by officials was hired by the aviation ministry from Ethiopian Airlines to unveil the national carrier’s logo.
Nnolim Nnaji, the chairman of the aviation committee, said this in Abuja after careful evaluation of the issues of Nigeria Air.
He said the committee was dissatisfied with the actions of the former aviation minister Hadi Sirika, in going ahead to flag off the operations of Nigeria Air despite a standing court injunction against such.
Mr Nnaji said this was also without any provision for sustaining the airline’s operations.
The legislator said a careful review of the process indicated the exercise to be highly opaque, shrouded in secrecy, shoddy and capable of…