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3 unusual facts about Babalola Borishade


Babalola Borishade

In June 2008, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Borishade his successor as Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode for their roles in the disbursement of the N19.5bn aviation intervention fund.

After the ADC Airlines Flight 53 crash in October 2006, President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, faced with pressure to remove Borishade, transferred him to another department.

He was replaced on 2 November 2006, four days after the crash of an ADC Airlines Boeing 737 passenger aircraft, and moved to the Culture and Tourism ministry, trading positions with Femi Fani-Kayode.



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