A Federal High Court in Lagos State, had on Monday, August 5, revoked the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines.
This decision had come after the court concluded the determination of the issues in the suit.
The presiding judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa had called for the Federal Government’s plans to launch the national carrier, Nigeria Air, to be suspended.
This judgment was delivered in favour of the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria and five other stakeholders in the aviation industry.
Afterwards, Justice Lewis-Allagoa granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, with the exception of the request for N2 billion in damages.
The plaintiffs in the case included the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited.
They had sought an order to revoke the bidding and selection process for the Nigeria Air project, and the approval and selection of Ethiopian Airlines by the defendants.
The defendants on the other hand included: Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika; the Federal Ministry of Aviation, and the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami respectively.
