The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines null and void.
In his judgment on Monday, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa halted the proposed establishment of the national carrier, Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government.
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The judge granted the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, and five others in the aviation industry.
Justice Lewis-Allagoa upheld all the reliefs except for the request for ₦2 billion in damages for the plaintiffs’ wrongful exclusion and the allegedly unlawful bidding and selection processes for the Nigeria Air project.
The plaintiffs in the case included the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited. They filed the suit against Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, former Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
The plaintiffs sought an order to set aside the entire bidding and selection processes for the Nigeria Air project, as well as the approval, grant, or selection of Ethiopian Airlines by the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and the former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
