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The forum noted that the EFCC must not waste any time in
arresting Hadi Sirika alongside all his alleged co-perpetrators that took part
in deceiving Nigeria, shaming it before the international community.
A statement signed by the Chairman of the forum, Ali
Muhammad, said, “the call for arrest of Hadi Sirika followed the recent
revelation by the interim MD of the so called ‘Nigerian Airline’, Captain Dapo
Olumide, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation, where he
stated that the Nigeria Air aircraft used for unveiling of the Nigeria Air was
rented from Ethiopian Airline. No wonder the unveiling was quick, no details
were made available, no one has the eyes to say he saw any features of the
plane or anything.”
According to the statement, Captain Dapo also made known
that the airline was yet to secure an operating licence for full flight
operations, disagreeing with earlier declarations of the former Minister, Hadi
Sirika.
The forum lamented that the Minister was so adamant and
insisted on going ahead with the unveiling of the Nigerian Air even when there
was a court order acting against the same matter, describing it as “a half
baked project, driven by lies, deception, corruption and personal money benefits
to the Minister amounting to billions of Naira.”
The statement said that the alleged deception and breach of
trust should not go unpunished, stressing that Hadi Sirika must be brought to
face the law as it is also a disregard for the rule of law and entire justice
system to proceed on matters against the order of a competent court of law.
The statement alleged that the Minister had acted with so
much impunity on several occasions, adding that he continuously operated as a
tyrant Minister, refusing to listen to no one, the aviation experts, Airline
Operators of Nigeria, AON, who advised against this project.
According to the statement, the national embarrassment and
waste of resources incurred on the country would have been averted if he had
listened to advice.
It called on President Tinubu not to consider Sirika for
Minister or any appointment in his administration.