{"id":63096,"date":"2018-07-20T16:13:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63096"},"modified":"2018-07-20T16:13:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:13:42","slug":"nigeriaair-national-carrier-or-national-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/nigeriaair-national-carrier-or-national-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"*#NigeriaAir: National Carrier Or National Scam*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Nigerians were excited with the news that the country was at last
\nlaunching a “national carrier.” But the first downer came with the horrible
\nnaming of the brand, “Nigeria Air” instead of a more proper “Nigerian Air,”
\nand the grammatically convulsive slogan, “Bringing Nigeria Closer To The
\nWorld,” implying Nigeria was somewhere outside the world, perhaps in
\nsomeone’s pocket. It appeared the profile was drafted by the same never
\nreprimanded fellow in the Buhari presidency who was so idea-lazy, he had to
\nplagiarize from late Charles de Gaulle and Obama to write Buhari’s basic
\naddresses.<\/p>\n

But the grammatical poverty in the branding was the lesser of the scandals
\nof the advertisement. A rapid review of what was launched immediately
\nexposed the great scam that was presented to the bleeding country
\napparently in political desperation.<\/p>\n

“Nigeria Air” is not a national brand but a private company. It is a cabal
\nbrand being supported and promoted by the Buhari government. The cabal were
\nenticed with God know what massive benefits \u2013 including half rate FOREX,
\ntax cuts, duty exemptions etc \u2013 to buy a few airplanes and launch under a
\n“national brand” name, as a tact to fool gullible Nigerians into thinking
\nthey were getting a state-owned and people profiting brand.<\/p>\n

Launching the private cabal-owned company in the United Kingdom, perhaps
\nwhere the cabal wished their company launched, Minister of State for
\nAviation, Hadi Sirika said,<\/p>\n

\u201cthis will be a National Carrier that is Private sector-led and driven. It
\nis a business, not a social service. Government will not be involved in
\nrunning it or deciding who runs it. The investors will have full
\nresponsibility for this. The Nigerian Government will not own more than 5%
\n(maximum) of the new National Carrier. Government will not be involved in
\nrunning it or deciding who runs it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abeg o, will this government buy 5% shares in my company too, give me super
\ndeals and breaks, market me in the UK and advertise my business in all
\nlocal and global dailies. Someone please link me to them so I can enjoy
\nlike the cabal do.<\/p>\n

“Nigeria Air” is no different from “Dana Air,” “Arik Air” and all other
\ncabal-owned airlines operating in and out of Nigeria. It is a pathetic
\nshame how the Nigerian governments of this dispensation, PDP and nPDP-APC
\nsuccessively lie to the people and either privatise majority ownership of
\ngovernment companies or in other scams, market private companies as though
\nthey are state business.<\/p>\n

Let’s quickly compare with some African and Middle East airlines.<\/p>\n

1. Air Namibia \u2013 Solely Namibian government owned.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.airnamibia.com\/about\/company_profile\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Ethiopian Airlines \u2013 100% owned by the Ethiopian government.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ethiopianairlines.com\/corporate\/company\/about-us\/overview<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Kenyan Airlines \u2013 was 100% government owned, now privatised however with
\nthe government-people of Kenya still being majority shareholder, holding
\n48.9%. 38.1% owned by local banks, 7.8% by KLM and 5.2% by other
\nshareholders.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/atwonline.com\/airports-routes\/kenya-airways-nairobi-airport-merge<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Emirates Airlines \u2013 a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, itself is a
\nsubsidiary of the Dubai government’s investment company, Investment
\nCorporation of Dubai which is a state-owned holding company that can be
\ncharacterized as a sovereign wealth fund owned by the government of Dubai,
\nUnited Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/research\/stocks\/private\/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39090328<\/a>
\n;\u00a0https:\/\/www.icd.gov.ae\/about-icd\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Etihad \u2013 wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhadi.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.etihad.com\/en-us\/about-us\/corporate-profile\/<\/a><\/p>\n

We can go on and on. So in summary, while across the world, national
\ncarriers are to the profit of the masses, in Nigeria, the government
\nadvertised carrier is a private business for the same ‘ol wealthy few.<\/p>\n

In Nigeria they pretend that government cannot run businesses. I have
\nreleased a video debunking this fraudulent premise in the past. I showed
\nhow it is only monkeys that cannot run businesses and that if indeed those
\nin power felt they were monkeys who could not run state-owned agencies,
\nthey should privatise the government of Nigeria itself, because clearly
\nrunning agencies is easier than running or ruining the lives of the 190
\nmillion people…and their admitted and demonstrated inefficiency is seen
\nin the security collapse in Nigeria today with hundreds dying daily.<\/p>\n

Or the failed rulers should resign, accepting they are monkeys, unable to
\nrun anything and give way to human beings who can profitably run government
\nagencies as is done all over the world. [See those videos:
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/_ios0fWuQfk<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EHFRAiDvgy8<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

We can only imagine which of the usual suspect cabal own “Nigeria Air.” The
\ntypical sponsors of PDP-APC and the new friends and family in he corridors
\nof power. Hopefully the Nigerian media will help us know those who this
\ngovernment free promo will help make more billions sooner than later.<\/p>\n

2019 by God’s mighty grace, we will take over and restore honesty, decency
\nand people-centered and conscious prosperous development. We will take back
\nNigeria from the greedy sleazy and slimy cabal.<\/p>\n

Dr. Perry Brimah, 2019 presidential candidate: @CabalMustGo movement;<\/a>
\nWhatsapp Tel: +234-903-420-3031; +1-929-427-5305; ; @EveryNigerian<\/a><\/p>\n

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