The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called for the
immediate arrest and thorough investigation of the former Minister of Aviation
on his role in the Nigeria Air scandal.
Alhaji Yerima Shettima, National President of AYCF, in a
statement, said that Nigeria is not a banana republic where anything goes,
stressing that the likes of Sirika and his cohorts should not be let go of the
embarrassment caused Nigeria as a nation.
He noted that the recent revelation by the interim Managing
Director of the airline, Captain Dapo Olumide, when he appeared before the
Senate Committee on Aviation, where he disclosed that the aircraft used for the
unveiling of Nigeria Air was rented from Ethiopian Airlines was a slap on
Nigerians’ faces.
He observed that rather than the former aviation minister
going around media houses giving unsatisfactory explanations, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should wade into the matter urgently by arresting
him for proper questioning and prosecution.
The statement explained, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has
already started demonstrating that it is no longer going to be business as
usual in Nigeria, he should also go a step further by given an immediate order
to the anti graft agency to bring Former minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika to
book to serve as deterrent to others going forward.”
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It said that the action of Sirika amounts to deception and
breach of trust that should not go unpunished, adding that he must be made to
face the law, particularly in the face of absolute disregard for the rule of
law and the entire justice system, by proceeding on the unveiling against the
order of a competent court of law.
The statement added that the national embarrassment and
waste of resources incurred on the country would have been averted if he had
listened to advice.
According to him, if the EFCC failed to yield to this
national call and do the needful with immediate effect, the forum would be left
with no option but to take legal action against the former Minister.
He said that they would also mobilize CSOs, activists, NGOs,
students and others to take to the streets across the country until he is
brought to book.
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