Ebun Francis|
The minister of state for aviation, Hadi Sirika on Tuesday said that the embargo placed on Nigeria Air, the national carrier, will be lifted soon.
James Daudu, aviation ministry’s deputy director of media and public affairs, quoted the minister to have made the comment while receiving Fahad Al Taffaq, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Nigeria, in Abuja.
According to Daudu, the minister told the envoy that the new date for take-off of the airline would be announced as soon as possible.
“The suspended national carrier would be activated as soon as possible, although the December 24th earlier given for its take-off is no longer feasible,” the statement quoted him to have said.
It will be recalled that the minister in September, announced the suspension of the national carrier which was scheduled to commence operation in December, saying it was a “tough decision” taken by the federal executive council.
Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, later said the national carrier project was suspended due to investor apathy.
A position that was disputed by the junior minister who said that the “national carrier project has an avalanche of well-grounded and ready investors.”