{"id":160316,"date":"2022-03-11T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T10:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=160316"},"modified":"2022-03-11T11:53:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T10:53:34","slug":"no-preferred-bidder-yet-for-national-carrier-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/11\/no-preferred-bidder-yet-for-national-carrier-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"No preferred bidder yet for national carrier \u2014 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government has dismissed media reports that Qatar Airways has been chosen as the preferred bidder for Nigeria\u2019s national carrier, \u2018Nigeria Air.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by James Odaudu, Director, Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/08\/aviation-workers-suspend-planned-nationwide-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aviation<\/a> said: \u201cThe report, coming just two days after the issuance of a Request For Proposal which was published in local and international news media, is not only false but capable of discrediting the process for the establishment of the airline, and discouraging interested parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to state that throughout the process leading to the publication of the Request for Proposal, the guiding principle has been transparency and accountability which we promised will remain till the final delivery of the project, and by which we stand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to state categorically that no corporate entity or individual has been appointed or selected, or even preferred for the project as the process for selection has just started with the Request for Proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll interested partners and the public are therefore advised to discountenance the report and proceed with their proposals as we assure them of our unalloyed commitment to transparency and accountability till the end of the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 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