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Our position on alleged $900, 000 Hajj fund scam-Medview Airline
The management of Medview Airlines has exonerated the carrier from the $900, 000 Hajj fund scam rocking the carrier.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had early this week interrogated Bankole for alleged diversion of the fund handed to it by the Hajj Commission.
Executive Director, Business Development for Medview Airline, Isiaq Na-Allah in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said there was no scam or diversion of funds meant for the 2019 Hajj airlift, adding that the said funds were utilized for necessary preparations including aircraft maintenance and payment to service providers.
Specifically, the airline pointed to the much-touted $900,000, saying NAHCON paid the money directly to two service providers in Saudi Arabia namely the General Authority of Aviation ($400,000 and Taibah Airports Development Company ($500,000) on July 5, 2019.
His words, “In spite of deft moves by some highly placed persons to frustrate the airline from the operations with the late release of funds, Medview Airline airlifted 4,387 pilgrims from Kaduna, Yobe and Ogun States. The Pilgrims Boards in those states are living witnesses of the operation”.
He further explained that in line with the terms of the contract with NAHCON, a Presidential committee was raised to reconcile the differences in payment to Medview Airline and the number of pilgrims airlifted, and this later metamorphosed into a Ministerial Committee, where all issues were resolved.
“It is therefore strange for somebody to wake up and go to the rooftop armed
trumpets and cymbal for a non-existent scam or diversion of funds all to smear Medview Airline Plc. Medview Airline is resolute to return to its leadership role in Hajj operations”, he added.