In a candid interview on Channels TV's Politics Today, Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, strongly advises President Bola Tinubu-led government against revisiting the idea of Nigeria Air.
Onyema dismisses the concept of a national carrier as a moribund idea discarded long ago, emphasizing that Nigeria's priority should be fixing ground infrastructure.
He praises the efforts of Dr. Kabiru, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for addressing some of the challenges and facilitating collaboration with Air Peace. Onyema questions the need for a national carrier, pointing to successful initiatives by private airlines like Ibom, United Nigeria, Overland, and Air Peace, which have made significant investments in expanding their fleets.
He underscores the pitfalls of government-owned airlines, urging a focus on strengthening the aviation industry through private enterprises and infrastructure improvements.
