President
Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was under tremendous pressure from some
prominent Nigerians desirous of establishing another national carrier for
Nigeria.
He,
however, said his position remained that Nigerians need to know how the nation
lost the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways.
According
to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu, Buhari spoke while receiving the president of the International Civil
Aviation Organisation, Dr. Muyiwa Aliu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“I
also support a national airline for both patriotic and economic reasons.
“We
have enough trained citizens, including pilots and engineers. But Nigerians
need to know how we lost the one we had,” Buhari was quoted to have said.
The
President restated his administration’s determination to speed up the
improvement of aviation infrastructure in the country to aid economic
development.
He
declared his commitment to working with regulatory agencies in the aviation
sector to make air travel safe throughout the country.
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