The Air Nigeria project has been trailed by controversy arising from allegations of bogus spending without commensurate results.
By Idris Saidu
365Daily – The immediate-past Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Senator Hadi Sirika, has denied that he received N85 billion for Nigeria Air project.
Speaking on the Ethiopian Airline plane that was unveiled as a Nigeria Air plane in the twilight of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, he declared that he only received N3 billion in the last 7 years, patt of which was spent on consultancy and office maintenance.
Sirika, who made the disclosure when he appeared on Arise Television on Sunday, also said it cost Nigeria nothing to bring the plane to the country as the aircraft was brought by Ethiopian Airlines to demonstrate commitment to the ‘Nigeria Air’ project.
He claimed that when he left office on May 29, the N3 billion had not been fully expended.
The Air Nigeria project has been trailed by controversy arising from allegations of bogus spending without commensurate results.