Biography
Hadi Sirika: Biography, Age, Education, Wife, Children, Net worth, Political Career, and Controversy
Who is Hadi Sirika?
Hadi Sirika fully named Hadi Abubakar Sirika is a Nigerian Politician who was a former member of the House of Representatives (2003-2007) and a Senator for the Katsina North Senatorial District in the year 2011.
He’s a Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Where is Sirika from?
He hails from Dutsi which is a local government area in Katsina State in Northern Nigeria.
Age
Having been born on the 2nd of March, 1964, he recently turned 58 on the 2nd of March, 2022.
Education
Not much about his educational trend is known. However, he is said to have graduated from Flight Safety International, Delta Aeronautics, and Petroleum Helicopters institute all in the United States of America.
Wife and Children
There is no information about his wife and children. Some reports say that he is still single and information about his past relationships is not known.
Net worth
Hadi Sirika is an influential and wealthy person that had gained his wealth from being a pilot as well as a politician. He has an estimated net worth of about 1.5 million US dollars.
Political Career
Hadi Sirika’s political career commenced in 2003 when he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives which he completed in 2007. In the year 2011, he was elected as a Senator for Katsina North Senatorial Constituency where he was a committee member on Aviation.
Having just joined the All Progressive Congress (APC) which was just newly merged in 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Aviation and upon Buhari’s re-election in the year 2019, he was appointed the Minister of Aviation.
Controversy
There is an allegation that Hadi Sirika has been using his power and authority as a State Minister of Aviation to bring in his unqualified favourites into the ministry through dubious methods.
It was said that people who were called to commence training were completely different from people that were interviewed. Furthermore, this set of people was far above the required age for employment which is 30 years.
There was also an accusation by the chairman of Westlink Airline, Captain Ibrahim Mshelia, about the level of secrecy that is put in place by Hadi Sirika regarding Nigerian Airlines that was proposed to start functioning by April 2022.
The captain said that Hadi Sirika is trying to build the airline in his own name and making use of Nigeria’s funds which he has no right to.
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