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Hadi Sirika

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Honourable
Hadi Abubakar Sirika
CFR
Minister of Aviation
In office
22 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byOsita Chidoka
Succeeded byFestus Keyamo
Senator of the Federal Republic
In office
January 2012 – June 2015
Preceded byMahmud Kanti Bello
Succeeded byMustapha Bukar
ConstituencyKatsina North
Majorityhttps://d0000d.com/e/vb193cz9moi8#!/sisvdUbCAV76Jf5J
Personal details
Born (1964-03-02) 2 March 1964 (age 60)[1]
Dutsi, Nigeria
Diedhttps://d0000d.com/e/vb193cz9moi8#!/sisvdUbCAV76Jf5J
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (APC)
Relationshttps://d0000d.com/e/vb193cz9moi8#!/sisvdUbCAV76Jf5J
Residencehttps://d0000d.com/e/vb193cz9moi8#!/sisvdUbCAV76Jf5J
ProfessionPolitician
Websitehttp://senatorhadisirika.com/

Hadi Abubakar Sirika (born 2 March 1964) is the former Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[2][3][4] He is a former Member House of Representative, and former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where he represented Katsina North Senatorial District under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change in 2011 election cycle. Sirika held the position of vice-chairman of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Committee set by the Nigerian Senate.[5]

Early life

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Hadi was born on 2 March 1964 in Shargalle, Dutsi Local Government area of Katsina state.[5][6]

Education

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Hadi Sirika had graduated from "Petroleum Helicopters institute in USA, "Flight Safety International, USA" and "Delta Aeronautics, United States of America".[5][7]

Career

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In 2003, Hadi was elected into the Federal House of Representative and he left office in 2007. Sirika Hadi was again re-elected to represent Kastina North in the Nigerian Senate under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2011 elections.[8] While in the senate, Hadi Sirika was the portal vice chairman; Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and a member of the senate committee on Aviation. He Also served in a number of different committees in the Nigerian Senate.[5]

While in the senate, Hadi Sirika was the portal vice-chairman Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and a member of the senate committee on Aviation. He also served in a number of different committees in the Nigerian Senate.[9]

In the early 2015, Hadi became a member of the newly-born party APC, after a merger which brought about the All Progressive Congress (APC). Hadi announced in the same year that Muhammadu Buhari had been convinced to run for the presidential seat in the 2015 general Elections under the banner of the APC. After Muhammadu Buhari emerged winner of the 2015 Presidential elections, Hadi was appointed minister for state for aviation until 2019. He was reappointed as the Minister of Aviation by President Muhammadu Buhari after he won his second term bid.[5]

As a former pilot, Sirika is a member of the Senate Committee on Aviation. He bares his mind, undisguised, about how not to own a private aircraft through corrupt means. He also spoke about other issues bordering on piloting and the aviation sector, in an interview with Jamila Nuhu Musa and Augustine Aminu. He also spoke on President Jonathan’s poor grasp of his brief and on a number of topical issues.[10]

On the other hand, Nigeria cannot make the desired progress in the committee of nations under the leadership of the ruling People's Democratic Party, a Congress for Progressive Change lawmaker, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said; while Speaking in an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND, Sirika, who represents Katsina North senatorial district of Katsina State, said that the party had run out of ideas on how to move the nation forward despite leading the country in the last 13 years.[11] In his interview with Soni Daniel and Ruth Choji, Sirika, a pilot and long standing ally of the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, speaks on how to enthrone credible and responsive leadership in Nigeria and how to salvage the Nigerian aviation industry.[12][13]

Corruption Allegations

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC charged Hadi Sirika and his brother Ahmed Sirika and his company Enginos Nigeria Limited, with over 19.4 billion naira fraud. The antigraft agency had charged and arraigned the former minister daughter, Fatima and his son in-law Jalal Sule Hamma, and a firm Al-Buraq Global Investment Limited.[14][15]


On 3rd November 2020 "Sirika used his position" to award contract to biological brother for the establishment of fire truck maintenance at Katsina Airport for the sum of 3,811,497,685,00 naira in another count, he was accused corruptly awarding a 615,195,275,00 naira contract to his brother to install lift and air conditioner and power generator for the Aviation House In Abuja. The EFCC alleged that Sirika, between August 2022 and May 2023 in Abuja "had possession of an aggregate sum of 2,337,840,674.16 billion naira which sum knew indirectly represented the proceeds of Criminal Conduct of Hadi Abubakar Sirika.[16][17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministerial nominee, Sirika Hadi's CV". Vanguard News. October 12, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nigerian Senator". National Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  3. ^ "Sirika begs domestic airlines to shelve planned operations shutdown". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "Hadi Sirika: Emirates has offered to partner with Nigeria Air". TheCable. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Hadi Sirika: Diplomatic aviation chief". Vanguard News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  6. ^ "Ministerial nominee, Sirika Hadi's CV". Vanguard News. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. ^ "In Praise of Hadi Sirika". THISDAYLIVE. 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  8. ^ "Hadi Sirika: Diplomatic aviation chief". Vanguard News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  9. ^ "Hadi Sirika".
  10. ^ "Jonathan Poorly Exercising Presidential Authority". Nigerian Leadership News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  11. ^ "Nigeria Can't Move Forward Under PDP". Nigerian Leadership News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  12. ^ "2015: Nigerians Must Vote Out PDP Through Free And Fair Election". Nigerian Leadership News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  13. ^ "Muhammadu Buhari To Run For President in 2015". Nigerian Online News. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  14. ^ "efcc arraigns hadi Sirika brother firms for 5.8 billion naira fraud". efcc.gov.ng. 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  15. ^ "alleged 19.4 billion naira fraud court grants former aviation minister hadi sirika bail". channelstv.com. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  16. ^ "alleged 19.4 billion naira fraud hadi Sirika former aviation minister gets bail". businessday.ng. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  17. ^ "alleged 2.7 billion naira contract fraud ex bpp director testifies against Sirika". thenationonlineng.net. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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