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 […] Obasanjo…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo inherited the troubled Nigeria Airways when he became President in 1999, according to Femi Fani-Kayode, who was Nigeria's Ambassador-designate to South Africa at the time. Fani-Kayode, who was also the Minister of Aviation under Obasanjo, responded to Festus Keyamo's claim that Obasanjo's administration liquidated Nigeria Airways without compensating its workers, creating a mess.
Keyamo's statement came in response to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, alleging that President Tinubu made life difficult for pensioners and Nigerians in general. Fani-Kayode argued that the state of Nigeria Airways at the time of Obasanjo's return to power was not of his making, but rather a result of corruption and mismanagement by previous management teams and the Board of Directors over the previous 20 years.
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