The Unexpected Birth Of Nigeria Air — Leadership Newspaper

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Last week, “boom”, the Federal Government announced a new national carrier called Nigeria Air to commence in December. I don’t like the name but after the dizzying history the airline has gone through, there isn’t much room for maneuvering anymore; so, Nigeria Air it is. Anyway, what’s in a name? The FGN front loaded a dream to us. The announcement made in faraway oyiboland, was like announcing the birth of an unexpected child. You know, you see that the woman is gaining weight, acting erratic and finally what she did in the dark is right in front of her. Everyone has knowledge and waits for the announcement. In this case, we didn’t see the progression; we just heard about the birth. On DSTV, there is a programme called; “pregnant and didn’t know”. This sounds about right for us. I understand that elections are around the corner and everyone needs to be busy and reposition self, but the birthing of an airline is not a joke; Nigeria Air seems to be just that-air!…



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