The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has called for the suspension of the establishment of proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air.

It also called for the prosecution of those involved in its unveiling on the last day of the previous administration, describing the exercise as a fraud.

The resolutions were reached during the committee’s interactive session with some government officials and other relevant bodies in the sector at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

The session was attended by members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), representatives of the Ministry of Aviation and others.

The Chairman of the Committee, Nnolim Nnaji read the resolutions of the Committee at the end of the interaction.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Emmanuel Meribole, explained that the “unveiling” done by the former minister was not an official launch but a display of “aspiration”.