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In its continuing battle against corruption the government has set up a juridical commission of enquiry into the running of Nigeria Airways between 1983 to 1999, AFP reported the justice minister as saying on Wednesday.
Kanu Agabi, who inaugurated the seven-member commission on Tuesday, told reporters it was under orders to "bring to book perpetrators of corruption and economic crimes", according to AFP. A report by a government panel of inquiry released in January said corruption and mismanagement at the airline, during the period under review, cost Nigeria some US $180 million. The phenomenon also left the carrier with $7.7 million in local
debts and $71.4 million owed to foreign creditors, AFP quoted the report as saying.
The government has pledged to privatise the airline and last week an official said the government an had reserved rights to 10 top destinations for up to five years from privatisation. This fact, AFP reported the head of the Bureau of Public Enterprises as saying, would hopefully increase bidding for the airline.
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