Reps direct Aviation Ministry to suspend Nigeria Air project.

The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Aviation and its partners in the Nigeria Air project to immediately suspend flight operations and every other action concerning Nigeria Air.

The House also urged the Ministry to ensure that all individuals, groups or organizations involved in the Nigeria Air Take-Off are brought to book, prosecuted and sanctioned.

The Chairman House Committee on Aviation, Mr Nnoli Nnaji, gave the directive during a meeting with the stakeholders in the Nigeria Air project.

He expressed concern about launching Nigeria Air despite an existing court order restraining such action.

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Mr Nnaji also expressed dismay at the role played by Ethiopian Airlines in the process, saying it does not speak well of the excellent brotherly relationship existing between the two nations.

“A careful review of the process indicates the exercise to be highly opaque, shrouded in secrecy, shoddy and capable of ridiculing and tarnishing the image of Nigeria before the international community.

We want to record that the Committee and, indeed, the National Assembly had no role in the purported launch of Nigeria. Air or anything related thereof.

“While the Committee and the parliament are not opposed to Nigeria having a National Carrier, having a National Carrier is highly desirable to us and Nigeria.

However, such a process should be transparent and all-embracing. As a Committee, we would not accept any attempt by any individual or group of individuals or organizations to hide under the project and siphon our commonwealths.

Reps direct Aviation Ministry to suspend Nigeria Air project.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr Emmanuel Meribole, said that Nigeria Air was not launched but unveiled, saying the Ministry followed due processes in the unveiling.

He, however, reminded the meeting that Airline Operators are in court on the project and that the matter should not be discussed.

The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, described the Air Nigeria Project as a ruse, saying the idea of a national carrier was outdated and countries no longer get involved in it.

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