The Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL, Mele Kyari has allegedly acquired two aircraft from Canada, using a proxy identified simply as Mustapha. Kyari is also said to be in secret talks with Max Air which will manage the aircraft for him.
A discreet source revealed to LeadingReporters that the airlines currently undergoing upgrades in Canada will soon join Max Air Limited’s air fleet in a matter of months.
The source also said that the choice of routing the aircraft from Canada was to forestall any possible eyebrow and to avoid the possibility of the transaction being traced to him.
“Using the United States of America for such transaction is considered dicey for a public office holder like Mele Kyari. Because of Donald Trump, most Nigerian public officeholders avoid transacting with US companies. Those aircraft will soon hit the Nigeria airspace, under Max Air Limited.
Recall that MaxAir was suspended by The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for three months following a near-fatal incident at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on 28 January 2025, a move Kyari cashed in on and offered to help the airline restore its license and quash the suspension.
The source hinted that a group of Nigerian professionals in the United States of America, the League of Patriots is currently liaising with authorities in Canada to unravel further information on the transaction which they vowed to publish to the knowledge of Nigerians once they finish their investigations.
Engr Mele Kyari has been in the eyes of the storm for years now. While his friends and associates see him as a patriot who has contributed immensely to the growth of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, most Nigerians believe that his administration as the head of the oil and gas umpire in Nigeria has been laden with untamed corruption.
All efforts to reach the NNPC Ltd GCEO were unsuccessful as all his known lines were switched off at the time of this publication.
