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If information at our disposal is true,while we cant seems to have a National Carrier due to mismanagement,Our Minister for Aviation Stella Oduah is working hard to kill Arik Air which has been the pride of the Nation Aviation industry,Naijahottestgist Aviation Sources disclose that Mrs Oduah has promised that if she is still Alive Arik wont fly Again within the next one month and this she has started this morning when without warning she pressuired Top Officials of the Federal Airport Authority to go After Arik and Ground his operations.
We Gathered that The Drama that lead to the Grounding began few weeks back when at a meeting the Minister demanded for 5percent of Equity of the Airline from the chairman Sir Joseph Akinola Arumemi Ihkide who refused and said it was unheard of as he was in the minister office for familarisation and to discuss issues that will make the sector grow.
Since the meeting took place there has been persistent hostility from the Ministry of Aviation using the FAAN management, which has culminated in the use of FAAN staff to stop the airline operations and lock in checked-in passengers in Lagos this morning, Arik Air has suspended all domestic operations until further notice. This issue bothers on personal interests, and not payment of bills; since FAAN has been collecting their charges in advance since 18 months now,we are not owning them an official of the Airline told us on phone this morning,it will be recalled that due to its Excellent service the Senate committe on Aviation only yestrday called that Arik be Adopted as the Nation National
Airline.
