Obasanjo Inherited Nigeria Airways Mess as President - Fani-Kayode Replies Keyamo

Obasanjo inherited Nigeria Airways mess as President - Fani-Kayode replies Keyamo

Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo inherited the Nigeria Airways “mess” when he assumed power in 1999. Fani-Kayode, who was the Minister of Aviation under Obasanjo, made the remark in response to comments by the current Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. Keyamo had claimed that Obasanjo’s administration liquidated the Nigeria Airways w…

Fani-Kayode Counters Keyamo, Says Nigeria Airways Had Only One Non-Functional Plane in 1999 — Akelicious

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the collapse of Nigeria Airways, insisting that decades of corruption, mismanagement and financial problems before 1999 were responsible for the airline’s downfall. Fani-Kayode’s position comes amid a public disagreement between the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and […]

Fani-Kayode Reveals Why Obasanjo Shut Down Nigeria Airways - NewsTmes.com.ng

(Femi Fani-Kayode. PhotoCredit: BBC News) Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the liquidation of Nigeria Airways. He said the airline was already badly run down before Obasanjo returned to power in 1999, and that Obasanjo had little choice but to liquidate it in 2004. He made the claim …

“The Nigeria Airways Mess Was Not Of Obasanjo’s Making” — Fani-Kayode Defends 2004 Liquidation, Says Airline Was Already Ruined By 1999

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the 2004 liquidation of Nigeria Airways, arguing that the defunct national carrier had already been brought to the brink of collapse by years of alleged mismanagement, corruption, mounting debts and loss of assets before Obasanjo returned to power in 1999. Fani-Kayode, who […]