Sirika lied about leased Boeing planes – Air Peace

The Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, Toyin Olajide, has stated that the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, lied about some of the claims he made about the airline during his Sunday interview on Arise Television.

According to the COO, the airline did not lose $19m over the leasing of two Boeing 777 aircraft as claimed by the minister. She said, “This is a blatant lie as we have three and not two Boeing 777 aircraft which were never leased or rented but were purchased outrightly by the airline.

“Air Peace never incurred such a loss, we never paid rentals contrary to his lies. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority can attest to the purchase and ownership of the Aircraft by Air Peace.”

Olajide further stated that the former minister’s assertion that the airline stopped flying to Dubai because it lacked capacity was also a lie.