I've lost all respect for Hadi Sirika. He presents himself as a 'champion' for the airline industry - and then is quoted with the incredibly stupid comment; "he recently blamed the airlines for their woes, advising them to work harder so that they can compete favourably". Nigerian airline industry financial and operational problems are SPECIFICALLY rooted in gross incompetence, debilitating corruption and unconscionable taxation - by the Nigerian government, The entire airline industry, in Nigeria, should simply, shut their businesses down, liquidate all aircraft and assets, terminate all their employees - and bring the airline industry to a silent cessation of operations. Eliminate the 'cash cow' for the thieving government - and wait for the tidal wave of public unrest to start 'eliminating thieving politicians and oppressive government intrusion'. The declination of the number of aircraft can be traced back to the departure (firing) of Harold Demuren, the former director of civil aviation. Mr. Demuren was the ONLY intelligent and 'sane' person in the government. When he left - the inmates took over the asylum - and the result is what you have today. In 2018 - Nigeria - is judged the WORST country on the planet in which to TRY to operate an airline. No prudent, financially solvent and capable person would even THINK about starting an airline here. What exist today in Nigeria - cannot be fixed. The ONLY way for the country to have a viable airline industry - is to dissolve the entire MESS today - and start over. It's going to happen anyway - it's already spiraling down to inactivity and non-compliance. Nigerian commercial aviation will implode - and POSSIBLY - new, capable, ethical, patriotic thinking will present itself and the obsolete, corrupt and dysfunctional 'fatal crash' of an industry will be buried - with a vibrant, profitable and respected industry put in place.