No One Can Stop The Nigeria Air Project – Hadi Sirika

Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, has said that despite an ongoing lawsuit against the idea, the federal government is moving on with plans for a national airline.

Speaking, the minister said that unions and aviation stakeholders had more than enough time to get involved in the process rather than waiting until the project had advanced significantly before filing a lawsuit to halt it.

Air Peace, one of the indigenous carriers Sirika said he personally persuaded to join the initiative, declined the offer because he wasn’t being official enough.

Sirika stated that he does not see any court of competent jurisdiction constructing a roadblock to the formation of the national airline during a stakeholders appreciation session for the renovation of the Lagos airport runway 18L.

“I have been very transparent in the processes put in place to deliver the national carrier. If anyone wants to invest in a company, no one can stop them from investing. You can own a company 100 percent. If anyone wants to invest, why not ? We want foreign direct investment,” Sirika said.