Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in a tweet
on Friday.
The minister had, on Wednesday, said the federal government
would take delivery of the aircraft today, ahead of the commencement of
operations.
“We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. It has been
a very long, tedious, daunting, and difficult path. We thank everyone for the
support. This, by the will of God, will be for us and generations to come. Ya
Allah make it beneficial for our country and humanity,” Sirika tweeted on
Friday.
We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. It has been a very long, tedious, daunting and difficult path. We thank everyone for the support. This, by the will of God, will be for us and generations to come. Ya Allah make it beneficial for our country and humanity 🇳🇬🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/an4LbgmSf5
— Hadi Abubakar Sirika (@hadisirika) May 26, 2023
Earlier on Friday, the federal government had said it was
set to officially unveil the proposed national airline.
The event, according to an invitation is billed
to hold today, by 4 pm, at the Nigerian Air Operations Centre in the Abuja
airport.
“The federal ministry of aviation cordially requests your
presence at the official unveiling of Nigeria Air on Friday, 26th May 2023, at
4 pm,” the document reads.
Meanwhile, domestic aviation firms, under the aegis of
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have condemned Sirika’s move to float the
proposed national airline before May 29, 2023.
The airlines, in a statement on Friday, signed by Obiora
Okonkwo, spokesperson of AON, described the move as contemptuous and shadowy,
saying a federal high court had halted moves by the minister to float the
airline until the determination of the substantive suit brought by the union.
The association also claimed that Nigeria Air had not yet
completed the process of acquiring an airline operating certificate (AOC) — a
critical licence for operations.
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Rubbish !! Another white Elephant Project which will go under in under a year. This is one of the avenues through which our rogue leaders milk us dry. This is the same Minister who bought some second hand fire fighting vehicles at more than 100 times their normal price.
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