Afrigather Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, awarded multi-billion naira aviation contracts to his members of the family whereas he held sway as minister.
EFCC alleged the fraud added as much as N2.7 billion, and the perpetrators did it within the Nigerian Air Venture.
Sirika now faces six counts of abusing his workplace, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
The EFCC accused him of giving undue benefit to some firms between April 2022 and March 2023 in Abuja.
He allegedly awarded a N1.3bn consultancy contract for the Nigerian Air Begin-up to Tianero Nigeria Restricted.
The fee mentioned the ex-minister acted opposite to Part 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Act, 2000.
Sirika, the fee additionally alleged, used his place to ‘confer unfair benefit upon Al Buraq International Funding Restricted. The corporate promoters are Fatima Hadi Sirika and Jalal Sule Hamma, his daughter and son-in-law respectively”.
Above all, the EFCC mentioned Hadi Sirika did these“whereas being the Minister of Aviation and in such capability as a public officer.
In April, Sirika got here in for interrogation, and he remained within the fee’s custody for some time.
This time, the previous minister, his daughter , and his son-in-law might be standing trial earlier than the FCT Excessive Courtroom Justice Sylvanus Orji.
Months in the past, the Home Committee on Aviation known as for prosecution of these concerned within the challenge. The decision adopted the revealing of the Nigerian Airline whose first plane belonged to the Ethiopian Airline.
The preliminary fraud allegation stood within the area of N8 billion. However prime officers of the ministry mentioned there was no unveiling but as a result of the mandatory certification had not been accomplished.
Based on them, the full quantity the ministry had spent on the tasks didn’t exceed N3.8 billion.
The challenge had been a part of the previous administration’s effort to ascertain a nationwide service for Nigeria.
