Hadi Sirika, the former Minister of Aviation during the president Muhammadu Buhari Administration, has been called to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Anti-graft Organization had also questioned Nigerian Air executives on the Airline’s most recent Abuja launch.
The panel had already grilled some alleged officials of the National Carrier while the Minister was scheduled to appear before the Commission later this week to respond to inquiries about the Inauguration of the Airline, Nigerian Air, which was dressed in Ethiopian flags.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesman, said that an investigation was underway but was unable to provide any other information, according to a report by ThisDay.
I can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation in that regard,” he said.
According to reliable sources, the Commission will examine the N3 billion invested in the project, notwithstanding the claims of some stakeholders that more than N80 billion had been spent.
In the last months of President Buhari’s term, the Minister faked Nigerian Air’s alleged launch in Abuja by utilizing an Ethiopian plane.
