8th April 2023
Mr. Allen Onyema
The Chairman
Airpeace Airlines
25, Sobo Arobiodu Street GRA, Ikeja, Lagos
Nigeria.
Dear Sir,
Letter Of Introduction And Affirmation Of Support For Airpeace Airlines.
We trust this finds you well.
The State Of The African Diaspora (SOAD) under the leadership of His Excellency, Prime Minister Louis-Georges Tin, is recognized by the Africa Union (AU) as the sixth region of Africa.
The SOAD Government as constituted is a representative of over 350 million people of African descent living in the diaspora. Permit me to share important links below about who we are and our footprint:
Africa’s Diaspora officially recognised as the sixth region of the continent
SOAD Has Mandate To Lift Millions Of Africans Out Of Poverty — Ebisike
Furthermore, I use this medium to congratulate Airpeace Airlines for your organization’s spectrum of exceptional service delivery for these past several years. This is inclusive of being a proactive brand in times of crisis for Nigerians (and other Africa as the need maybe) in faraway countries for which your acts of kindness, strategic interventions and patriotism to rescue those in stranded situations has been historic, far reaching and remarkable on many occasions to say the least, especially during the breakout of the Russia vs Ukraine conflict which is still ongoing. We at SOAD have watched with keen interest your unwavering “resilience” in the local and global aviation market whilst flying the Nigeria brand with pride and to a large extent selling African hospitality with a tinge of avant-garde service delivery to customers worldwide. I personally have flown Airpeace and commend the professionalism on display across all value chains of your operations on different occasions.
With your recent launch of the London to Lagos route and back which has impacted the high fares imposed by British Airways and Virgin and now caused a disruption in the market by bringing down the high costs, we commend your most timely intervention. This is inclusive of vibrant and visionary branding of the cabin crew in “Isiagu” (one of Africa’s most distinct cultural attires from Ndigbo). From our feedback/intelligence of your inaugural flight handled by Ambassador Uchenna Ezeokeke (Chief-Of-Staff – SOAD Ministry Of Trade), your general service delivery from the quality of the catering to other aspects of your attention to detail enroute the flight spoke to exceptional planning in the face of deliberate stumbling blocks and sabotage. We celebrate your success now and in the future irrespective of the challenges from the hostile climate of competition you may face going forward. I am using this medium to affirm that SOAD will do everything to market, promote and support Airpeace in every way possible as your organization provides grandeur services and contributions to the Nigerian, African and global aviation industry as you respond to the needs of the continent and international customers whilst leaving a footprint appreciated by many beyond words today and in a changing world.
In conclusion, I use this medium to invite Airpeace Airlines to be part of our strategic partners as SOAD and Global Policy House (GPH), UK amongst others put all the planning and machineries in place for the first of its kind Diaspora-Africa Summit to hold soon. We will certainly look forward to an opportunity to have a meeting with your marketing team to bring them up to speed on the program as we shape the event’s outlook to the world, given we work tirelessly to reinforce Africa through the Diaspora and the Diaspora through Africa for a more prosperous and competitive continent.
Least I forget to add that at the Oganiru Conference in 2016 in Enugu State hosted by Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi CON (“Gburugburu”), we both met alongside Professor Barth Nnaji as we and others were guest speakers on the last day of the Conference where I spoke on the Mining industry and you spoke on the Aviation industry, whilst informing us on the new licences awarded to Airpeace by the President Buhari Government at the time to operate. It was at this Conference we spoke breifly and you gave me your card after we exchanged pleasantries but I lost the card at some point. Since then we have not crossed paths. It has been great to see the Airpeace brand breaking boundaries consistently up until today.
Please accept the assurances of our esteemed regards and well wishes based on the outstanding work you and your capable team execute daily. We look forward to your response.
Yours Sincerely,
Hon. Minister Ebube George Ebusike
