Aviation Minister Spends N12bn On Ten Firefighting Trucks

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika is under fire for spending the sum of N12 billion to acquire 10 firefighting trucks in Nigeria Airports.

In his post on Twitter, Sirika disclosed on Sunday that he commissioned ten firefighting trucks for the Federal Airports Authority, FAAN. Sirika revealed that FAAN had not bought firefighting trucks in 15 years.

His tweet ..

“Just commissioned 10 Firefighting trucks, the total cost of over 12Bn Naira. More to come in due course. Safety has been the Buhari focus in Aviation since 2015. Hitherto, FAAN has not bought new trucks in 15 years”.

However, in a swift response to Sirika’s post, Nigerians said spending N12 billion on Ten firefighting trucks is a fraud.