Keyamo Accuses Atiku of Hypocrisy Over Nigeria Airways Pensions

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of hypocrisy regarding the unpaid pensions of former Nigeria Airways workers. Keyamo's comments came after Atiku criticized President Bola Tinubu's economic policies.

Keyamo stated that the liquidation of Nigeria Airways in 2004, during Olusegun Obasanjo's presidency, left many workers without retirement benefits. He claimed that Atiku's administration failed to pay these pensions, which amount to billions of Naira.

Keyamo noted that President Bola Tinubu approved an additional N36 billion to settle these outstanding payments over a month ago, with former workers beginning to receive payment alerts. He also mentioned that the union of former Nigeria Airways workers recently honored Tinubu for his intervention.

Keyamo criticized Atiku for taking credit for the achievements of the Obasanjo administration when convenient while distancing himself from its decisions at other times. The federal government has completed the payment of severance benefits to 2,100 former workers of Nigeria Airways Limited.