 The interim management director of Nigeria, Captain Dakbo Lumide, says the aircraft used to unveil the country's national carrier was a legitimate chartered flight from Ethiopia Airlines. He said the aircraft returned to Ethiopia Airlines after the unveiling. Lumide stated this before the Senate Committee on Aviation. The committee members expressed its misgivings towards the unveiling of the national carrier during a meeting with Lumide, the permanent secretary of the Minister of Aviation Emmanuel Meriboli, as well as heads of aviation agencies. At the meeting, the chairman of the Senate Aviation Committee, Senator Biodun Olujime, wondered why they meted past Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika hurriedly unveiled a national carrier on the last day of Muhammad Abu Hari administration. The Niger Air project, the issue was shrouded in secrecy to the extent that it was fraudulently displayed as a new national carrier contrary to the extant court order and international rules that strictly guided airline operations. This indeed was an embarrassment to the committee. Also the chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nalim Najee, said the launch of the Niger Air is a fraud. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.