In August 2025 he was appointed Marusan Katsina,district head of Shargalle in Dutsi Local Government,in Katsina State.[7]
Early life and education
Sirika was born on 2 March 1964 in Shargalle,Dutsi Local Government area of Katsina state.[6][8]
Sirika graduated from "Petroleum Helicopters institute in USA,"Flight Safety International,USA" and "Delta Aeronautics,United States of America ".[6][9]
Career
In 2003,Sirika was elected into the Federal House of Representatives,and his term ended in 2007.
While in the senate,Sirika was the portal vice-chairman of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and a member of the senate committee on Aviation.[6] He also served in a number of other committees in the Nigerian Senate.[11]
Sirika said in a January 2012 interview that Nigeria could not make the desired progress in the comity of nations under the leadership of the ruling People's Democratic Party.[12] He said that the party had run out of ideas on how to move the nation forward despite leading the country in the last 13 years.[12]
In later 2012 interviews,Sirika spoke about corruption in aviation and on piloting and other issues in the aviation sector.[13][14] He also spoke on President Jonathan's poor grasp of his brief and on a number of topical issues.[13]
In the early 2015,Sirika became a member of the newly created party All Progressives Congress (APC),after a merger which brought about the APC. Sirika supported the 2015 presidential run of Muhammadu Buhari had under the banner of the APC.[15] After Buhari emerged as the winner of the 2015 Presidential elections,Sirika was appointed minister for state for aviation until 2019. He was reappointed as the Minister of Aviation by President Buhari after he won his second term bid.[6]
Major achievements as Aviation Minister
As Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development from 2019 to 2023,Sirika was credited with the implementation of approximately 98 percent of the National Aviation Roadmap,a comprehensive reform plan designed to modernise Nigeria's aviation industry.[16]
His tenure oversaw the upgrade and completion of major airport terminals,construction of new cargo and agro-allied facilities,and the initiation of airport concession programmes aimed at attracting significant private sector investment.[16] Under his leadership,the aviation sector's contribution to the national economy grew substantially,with increased job creation and improved infrastructure standards that aligned more closely with international best practices.[16]
He advanced the establishment of Nigeria Air,the proposed national carrier,and laid the groundwork for the African Aviation and Aerospace University,the first of its kind on the continent.[16] Sirika strengthened civil aviation regulatory institutions to meet International Civil Aviation Organization standards,[16] enhanced aviation security by permitting armed airport security officers and deploying modern surveillance and firefighting equipment,and invested heavily in training programmes and simulators to build local technical capacity.
These efforts were credited with helping transform Nigeria's aviation sector into a more efficient,secure and economically viable component of the country's transport system and placed it on a stronger trajectory for future growth.[16][17][18]
Bills and motions
SB 298:Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Amended 2011 (Alteration) Bill,2013.[19]
SB 297:Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill,2013 First Reading,(Second Reading),2014.[20]
SB 296:Nigeria Polo Federation (Establishment) Bill,2013 (First Reading)
Awards and recognition
"Champion of The No Country Left Behind Initiative Award" by ICAO'S.[21]
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