Meet senator tipped to be Nigeria's Minister of Aviation

Senator Hadi
Sirika - who hails from his home state of Katsina
- is favoured for the juicy portfolio. 51-year-old
Sirika was one of the 18 ministerial nominees
confirmed earlier this week by the Senate. For
those not in the know, Sirika has been a hardcore
loyalist of President Buhari for decades. He was a
member of the 19-man transition committee.
Sirika, a former senator, represented Katsina
North Senatorial District under the platform of
Congress for Progressive Change(CPC). He was a
Member of the Federal House of Representatives
from 2003 to 2007.
As senator, Hadi Sirika was member of the Senate
Committee on Aviation. He also has a career as a
pilot spanning decades. Sirika has an Aircraft
Engineers' License from the Nigeria Civil Aviation
Training Center, Zaria in Kaduna State, while he
acquired his Pilot License from Delta Aeronautics
International, USA. Not many know that Sirika is
one of Nigeria's biggest polo patrons. He owns
the Rubicon Polo Team which has its players
including Sirika participating in high handicap
tournaments in the country. Sirika started playing
polo in 2002 and is a member of Lagos Polo Club
where he has been playing for over 12 years. He's
ambassador of the Federation of International
Polo to Nigeria, responsible for promoting polo in
Nigeria.