Arumemi Johnson (Arik) is just hot air. This blacmail tactic is cheap and unjustified to begin with. The BOT/concession agreement with biCourtney seams to be crystal clear: total exclusivity in servicing domestic traffic from Lagos for a stipulated period of time.
How exactly is the Arik counsel interpreting the agreement?
"Private monopoly" or otherwise, this is the reward for taking on the huge risk. You can't make an omellette without breaking some eggs.
How will any investor take Nigeria seriously if this critical infrastructure project fails to be implemented by the book (contract)?
Shut down your operations? Go ahead, Oga Johnson. Good luck with your creditors! In the meantime the rest of Nigerian airlines have complied and it's end of story. Of course, big egos will always feel like they can or have the right to break the law in Nigeria.