10 ways in which Nigeria’s billionaire pastorprueners can assist Allen Onyema in his quest to end the exploitation of Nigerians by foreign airlines

Ayo Akinfe

[1] They should pool their numerous private jets together and form a company called something like Man of God Air. It can then merge with Air Peace as its private charter subsidiary

[2] Alternatively, they can sell their private jets and use the proceeds to take out stakes in Air Peace, increasing its liquidity

[3] Every week, they should use the pulpit to urge their flock to fly Air Peace as part of a Buy Nigeria project

[4] They should merge their financial arms and form a company called Man of God Enterprises that will invest in aircraft manufacturing. This company should then invite a giant like Boeing or Embraer to come and open a facility in Nigeria

[5] Man of God Enterprises should also buy equity stakes in Nigerian airports and help manage the aviation industry

[6] They should launch a Tithe For Infrastructure fund whereby you match your tithes with counter-funding that goes into a pool which is invested in Nigerian infrastructure. Airports and aircraft will obviously be a big part of this

[7] Man of God Enterprises will undertake to build railway lines connecting every airport in Nigeria to the national rail network

[8] Like Virgin, Man of God Enterprises will seek to become an integrated transport company with aviation, rail and bus subsidiaries

[9] Man of God Enterprises will also manufacture railway carriages and run an aircraft MRO facility

[10] Man of God Enterprises will open an aviation training school where it trains pilots, cabin crew, check-in staff, baggage handlers, aircraft maintenance crew, etc