The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, has narrated how his airlines suffered what he called both internal and external conspiracies.

Onyema disclosed this on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.

Onyema said ‘his own country’ denied Air Peace and threw back its application for a Technical Country Operators (TCO) permit, which could have allowed the airlines to start going into any European country.

He lamented that it took the nation’s leading airlines seven years to get the designation to go into London.

“You suffer what I call both internal and external conspiracies. It took us seven years. We got the designation, I think about six and a half years ago to go into London. Since then, it has been a Cat-and-Mouse game.

“We actually procured our three 777s because of this route, not for any other route,… However, we were not allowed to go.

“Whether you like it or not, there is what is called international aero politics which is very dirty. We applied for the TCO. TCO means Technical Country Operators permit, you must get that one before you start going into any European country, UK inclusive. And the TCO organization from Europe wrote our Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority- Do you know Air Peace? Do you know about their designation? And we were denied. My own country denied us, so they threw it back.

“We went back to the NCAA, they said, oh, we didn’t tell them. Who designated us, the Federal Ministry of Aviation, whose duty it was and still is to do that. We said okay, we’re ready. They refused, they said until they allow us to apply. So, we got a designation from the Federal government, and the NCAA, under the same Federal Government, was telling us that we should not make any application towards going into the UK.”

Onyema suggested that Nigerian airlines need all the necessary support they could get from the Federal Government.

Zxcvbnmghtr:
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Zonefree:

Please when you're done writing that nonsense, quote me.

SoNature:
Nigeria is a terrible country where you must be as dirty as those that run it before you make it big. Corrupt people feed on making sure this country doesn't work.

The day someone like myself gets the opportunity to govern, I'll suspend the law and deal with many evil people, irrespective of their tribes and religion.

mrvitalis:
Lol same Nigeria refused to give him land to build plan maintainace hub in Enugu ... Now they are faking smiles like they are happy

Yet Allen is still doing one Nigeria

I have done one Nigeria here on nairaland... Was one of the biggest advocates

But truth is... As long as you are an Igbo man in Nigeria they would never give you a level playing ground ... The sooner igbos like Allen understand this the better

mrvitalis:

They did that to him because he was Igbo that's the simple truth

mrvitalis:
Lol same Nigeria refused to give him land to build plan maintainace hub in Enugu ... Now they are faking smiles like they are happy

Yet Allen is still doing one Nigeria

I have done one Nigeria here on nairaland... Was one of the biggest advocates

But truth is... As long as you are an Igbo man in Nigeria they would never give you a level playing ground ... The sooner igbos like Allen understand this the better

mrvitalis:
Lol same Nigeria refused to give him land to build plan maintainace hub in Enugu ... Now they are faking smiles like they are happy

Yet Allen is still doing one Nigeria

I have done one Nigeria here on nairaland... Was one of the biggest advocates

But truth is... As long as you are an Igbo man in Nigeria they would never give you a level playing ground ... The sooner igbos like Allen understand this the better

Jlow2:
After lifting hundreds of nigerians free of charge uncountable times to save the nation from Shame , yet that’s how you re paid back, Nigeria is not designed for the upright and good people to prosper, very unfortunate place and country.

LegendHero:


So who now un-denied him now?

Abi who is the FG now that helped him this time around?

seunmsg:


So, what he couldn’t get in the last 7 years, the Tinubu administration has given him in barely 10 months. And guess those who folks like you are attacking, Tinubu and Yoruba people.

If Tinubu is to behave exactly like you ungrateful and hate filled obidients, Air Peace won’t be anywhere near UK. But he’s a nationalist and the father of the nation who is eager to support every business of Nigerian origin irrespective of the ethnicity of the owner.

For a lot of us from the SW, we don’t give a fvck about others. Do your thing peacefully and don’t try to block our way. Support your candidate in peace and let’s support our candidate in peace. Don’t interfere in our local politics especially Lagos and we won’t have problem with you.

Refusal of folks like you to do the above is what is causing the pushback. If you like wear Dibia cloth to run your business, if you offer value at good price, we shall patronize you. Nothing concern us with your attire.

mrvitalis:
Lol same Nigeria refused to give him land to build plan maintainace hub in Enugu ... Now they are faking smiles like they are happy

Yet Allen is still doing one Nigeria

I have done one Nigeria here on nairaland... Was one of the biggest advocates

But truth is... As long as you are an Igbo man in Nigeria they would never give you a level playing ground ... The sooner igbos like Allen understand this the better

paramakina202:


Allen Onyema have no choice than to be one Nigerianist to remain in Business he need FG patronage but he shouldn't over do it.You dont expect him to be pro Biafra or do you?

waternogetememy:




U THINK THEY WANTED TO GIVE HIM?


DEM NO GET CHOICE.


NAIRA FOR REACH 4000 TO 1 DOLLARS.

seunmsg:


They had a choice not to give him in the last 7 years but had no choice not to give him in the last 10 months. Yeah, typical Obidient logic. Ungrateful, arrogant, boastful and unintelligent.

paramakina202:


Allen Onyema have no choice than to be one Nigerianist to remain in Business he need FG patronage but he shouldn't over do it.You dont expect him to be pro Biafra or do you?

Slytiger:



Victim mentality as usual..You guys are the biggest benefactor of one Nigeria. Your people are literally everywhere all over the country doing business.

seunmsg:


They had a choice not to give him in the last 7 years but had no choice not to give him in the last 10 months. Yeah, typical Obidient logic. Ungrateful, arrogant, boastful and unintelligent.

SoNature:

Nobody stopped your people from moving around and exploring. Nobody tied your umbilical cord to your enclave.

BTW, the biggest beneficiary of one Nigeria is Lagos State and South West by extension. With Lagos built to power everything else in the country, it means the state will remain the most important state in the country.