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Reps recommend Air Peace CEO for national award

 

The House of Representatives has recommended the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyeama, for national
honour for evacuating Nigerians stranded in South Africa at no cost.
The recommendation was given when Onyeama appeared before the house
during Wednesday’s plenary session.
The lawmakers also resolved to make Air Peace their main carrier.
They had invited Onyeama to honour him for offering to bring citizens
caught up in the xenophobic attacks in South Africa back home.
Addressing the assembly, Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, said
Onyeama should be commended for the kind gesture.
He said the act was a rare show of patriotism that ought to be celebrated.
“We hereby commend Mr Allen Onyeama and recommend him to the federal
government for higher honours in Nigeria,” the speaker said.
In his remarks, the Air Peace CEO thanked the lower legislative
chamber for the honour which he said is the greatest in his life.
“I did not do it spontaneously, nor did I do it for publicity, I had
to mortgage my landing right in south Africa, because I just got the
landing right before the crisis,” he said.
“I did not give a damn, I never did, because I know that I will not go
to heaven with any dime.
“I have never been so honoured in my life. You have brought tears to
my eyes. I would not have been able to do this if the federal
government did not allow me or assemble those people for me to
evacuate.”
Recall that many Nigerians were targeted in the recent attacks which
lasted for days in South Africa.
Air Peace offered to evacuate those willing to return at no cost.
Onyeama said he put together N280 million to bring them home.

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