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Breaking: EFCC Summons Former President Buhari’s Minister, Hadi Sirika

The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)have summoned President Buhari’s minister of Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika.

CityNews Nigeria learnt that EFCC has invited Sirika over his handling of the  controversial Nigeria Air launch and aborted take offf in the last days of President Buhari’s administration.

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CityNews sources also hinted that Sirika’s whereabouts is unknown to many at the moment.

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CityNews gathered that the anti-corruption agency had also questioned officials of the Nigerian Air over the recent launch of the airline in Abuja.

Sources also hinted that the new sheriff in town, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a probe into the activities that led to the launch and eventual abortion of the planned take-off of the proposed national carrier.

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Sources told this online platform that the commission would look at the N3 billion sunk into the project though some stakeholders insisted that over N80 billion was expended on the project.

Stakeholders were enraged that an Ethiopian airline that landed in Nigeria with Ethiopian colours was packaged as a national carrier.

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The minister had said at a recent Arise News Channel interview that the landing of the Ethiopian aircraft in Abuja, was “a marketing strategy.”

“We have already questioned some officials of Nigerian Air.

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“We have invited the former Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika.

More to follow….

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