THE Nigeria Football Federation has signed a partnership agreement with Air Peace that has made the indigenous airline company the Official Airline Sponsor of Nigerian national teams, the NFF announced on Wednesday.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick described the partnership as “an ordained union of two super brands.”
At a ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday, Pinnick and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, spoke of the strength in Nigeria’s diversity and the unifying power of football.
“Air Peace epitomizes unity, patriotism, humanity and selflessness,” Pinnick said.
“Ourselves at the NFF have followed not only the meteoric rise of the company but its patriotic fervour and sense of nationalism. It is an organization that believes firmly in the Nigeria project, just as we do.
“This contract covers all the national teams, from the Super Eagles to the junior teams. Let me say it here that the Super Eagles will be flying to Cape Verde on Monday for their FIFA World Cup qualifier in the latest brand of aircraft just acquired by Air Peace. The NFF is happy to partner with this highly responsible organization that has Nigeria at the heart of everything it does.”
Pinnick also assured that NFF will keep to the letter and spirit of the contract.
Onyema said his company was delighted to have the opportunity to work with the NFF and the national teams.
“We decided to partner with the NFF not just because we are enamoured by the hard work and resilience of Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick in improving the lot of Nigeria’s football on the pitch and in the boardroom, but also because we passionately seek a platform to give Nigerians hope,” he said.
“Football is a huge unifying force everywhere and the same is true of our country.”
Onyema said Air Peace has the capacity to compete with the best airlines in the world, and would offer top-of-the-range services to the various national teams.
The contract is for one year, renewable for four years and worth N200 million with separate value-in-kind in the worth of N100 million.
