Controversy greets arrival of ‘Nigeria Air Plane’ in Abuja as Ethiopian Airlines allegedly owns aircraft

Nigerians on Twitter have been reacting to reports that the Boeing 737-800 series aircraft which the Federal Government flew into Abuja for the unveiling of Nigeria Air belongs to Ethiopian Airlines.

According to Daily Trust, the aircraft took off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at 9:55 am on Friday and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 12:43 pm.

Shortly after the aircraft landed, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, expressed delight that after “a very long, tedious, daunting and difficult path” the project had taken off.