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A Federal Government committee with the mandate to work out modalities to restore the national airline has submitted its report raising hope that the country may have a new national carrier soon.
“The creation of the committee on the establishment of a national carrier has generated a lot of excitement and comments both in the print and electronic media as well as in social media networks since its inauguration,” Mohammed said.
“It was therefore not surprising that we received a lot of memoranda from interested stakeholders within and outside the country.
“We consulted with a total of 74 stakeholders, ranging from airline operators to aviation agencies, service providers, financial consultants, institutional investors, aircrafts and parts suppliers and former staff of Nigeria Airways Limited.”
Mohammed noted that the committee has given far reaching recommendations, which if accepted and implemented by the Federal Government will have positive impact on the aviation industry in Nigeria.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Mrs. Binta Bello, who received the report explained that the inauguration of the committee was based on a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari, to advise government on appropriate modalities for the establishment of a national carrier.
She declined to give a timeline within which the proposal will be implemented, as she said “the report has just been submitted to me and I have not even opened it.
“Until I open the report and see the recommendations, I cannot say exactly what we are going to come up with.”
The committee was inaugurated in Abuja on August 25 and given four weeks to complete its assignment.
Credit: Nigeria Info
