Nigeria Air Project Fraudulent, Remains Suspended Indefinitely, Says Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the Nigeria Air project by the ex-president Muhammadu Buhari-led administration as a fraud and it remains suspended “indefinitely” because of an ongoing criminal investigation.

READ ALSO: Children’s Day: No Effort Will Be Spared In Securing Nigeria’s Future-Tinubu

Keyamo made this disclosure while presenting the scorecard of the aviation sector at the 3rd ministerial updates on Monday in Abuja.

He said that the ‘national carrier’ that was supposed to be an indigenous project and one that was supposed to bring hope for Nigerians, was flawed with a lot of secrecy and fraudulent activities.

Keyamo made the declaration on Nigeria Air while fielding questions from journalists during the second day of the Ministerial Sectorial update on Monday, May 27, in Abuja.

He said, “It was never Air Nigeria. It was Ethiopian trying to flag our flag and not Air Nigeria. That is the truth; it was not Nigeria.

READ ALSO: Keyamo Announces Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Resume Joint Cargo Flights In Scramble For $6 Trillion Market

“It only printed Air Nigeria. It was an Ethiopian airline trying to fly our flag. If it is so, why not allow our local people to fly our flag? Why bring a foreigner to fly our flag?