Nigeria inaugurates committee on establishment of national carrier

August 25, 2015Premium Times

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to establish a national airline, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Binta Bello, on Monday inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee on the establishment of a National Carrier.

A statement by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Affairs of the ministry's , James Odaudu, said the inauguration of the committee is in line with the presidential directive on establishing a national airline.
The statement quoted the permanent secretary as urging the committee to pursue the assignment with the sense of urgency it deserves.

“The establishment of a national carrier is not only justified by economic considerations, but also strategic national interest, national pride and job creation potential,” it stated.
According to the statement, the permanent secretary urged the committee to work with the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on the debt profile of domestic airlines and make its recommendations.

The permanent secretary further charged the committee to review previous reports of consultants while examining the report on the defunct Nigeria Airways and other failed private airlines.
It advised that the committee to consult stakeholders in the aviation sector with a view to fashioning a national carrier based on the Public Private Partnership.

According to the statement, former Managing Director of Discovery Airlines, Mohammed Abdulsalam will serve as the Chairman, while the legal adviser of FAAN, Uche Isichei, will serve as secretary.

Responding, the chairman of the Committee, Mr. Abdulsalam, a captain, assured the permanent secretary that the committee would develop a robust model that would meet the aspirations of Nigerians.

The statement said the committee had four weeks within which to submit its report.
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God forbid, another avenue for looters who are back in power, APC and Buhari are anti nigeria and pro Hausa and Yoruba, not nigeria

amuwo1980:
God forbid, another avenue for looters who are back in power, APC and Buhari are anti nigeria and pro Hausa and Yoruba, not nigeria

You think say na everybody go be like your GEJ? grrrrra here shit mehn NP enemy of progress

Another avenue to loot the country and give jobs to party boys

cjrane:
Another avenue to loot the country and give jobs to party boys

So na PDP boys make dem give jobs to when the craft kick started?

cjrane:
Another avenue to loot the country and give jobs to party boys

Just like PDP turned the oil & gas sector to a political patronage platform with the proliferation of portfolio oil & gas dealers,, who have neither the financial muscle nor the physical infrastructure to undertake such..

News flash, PMB is in charge now, incase you just came out the hole you buried yourself in after Jona's loss..

Will they get their act right this time?
Its not just about making come back.
Will their planes be properly maintained now and avoidable crashes prevented?
Will the income generated get properly utilized?

Personally, I will not be flying Nigerian airways unless I start seeing good reviews.

I wish them the best

God forbid, I announce and proclaim it dead on arrival
Before you know e go turn to Kano airline or Daura Airline

RIP Nigeria airways

WailingWailer00:
God forbid, I announce and proclaim it dead on arrival
Before you know e go turn to Kano airline or Daura Airline

RIP Nigeria airways

PMB is in charge as someone said earlier, so this is Mr no nonsense and new planes will be bought so Nigerian Airways will be my next airline to be flying...

Total waste of money, no developed country runs airline. Fooolish decision.

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That will be nice

vanunu:
Total waste of money, no developed country runs airline. Fooolish decision.

are you alright? have you ever heard of Ethopia, Kenya, Malaysia, Qatar, Canadian, British etc airline/airways?

vanunu:
Total waste of money, no developed country runs airline. Fooolish decision.

. Do you understand what you are talking about, you said no developed country runs airline. what abt Kenya airways,airfrance,Turkish air,Egypt air,Ethiopia air,Rwanda air,South Africa airline,alitalia,KLM,Lufthansa,Emirate air,Qatar air,air Jordan,British air,air moroc,united air etc.pls tell me are these airlines i stated not government owned?, are they owned by individuals? pls mk ur research well b4 you mk comment.Nigeria airways should come bk to life.Afrik air is the only Nigeria airline that fly international and it is privately owned.