For the second time in a year, the Federal Government, Thursday, grounded the helicopter chartered to fly Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from Benin Airport to Ado Ekiti.
The Governor’s helicopter was first grounded on June 7, last year, after it was recalled mid-air.
Commander of the 81 Air Maritime Group, Benin City, Air Commodore Soji Awomodu told the Governor that he received “a call from above” that no private jet or helicopter be allowed to fly out of Benin City to either Akure or Ekiti.
The Governor who was billed to attend a mass rally organized to round-off the re-election campaigns of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, was left stranded at the Benin Airport for two hours before Air Commodore Awomodu delivered the message “from above”.
A source at the 81 Air Maritime Group who declined mention however said it was purely a military affair.
Oshiomhole expressed shock at the development as other APC Governors and party leaders were allowed to fly to Ekiti. He however declined to speak with reporters.
The Airport Manager, Mr. Sunday Ayodele and the Airspace Manager, Mr Ibekwe said they had no hands in the Governor’s ordeal as they had no directive to that effect.
The helicopter with registration number 5NBQ8 later flew out of the Benin Airport at 1:20pm without its intended passengers.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Prince Kassim Afegbua confirmed the incident and described it as strange.
It will be recalled that on June 7, 2013, an OAS Helicopter ferrying the Edo State Governor to Awka, Anambra State, was recalled mid-air and grounded by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
The Filipino Pilot of the OAS chopper, Captain James Manahash, had said at the time “we were already airborne when we got the call to return to the airport and was even threatened that failure to do so would lead to complete grounding of the aircraft. The governor prevailed on me to return and listen to them.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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You(president) can go to ekiti to campaign for your party candidate but use your power to deprived other not to? But remember dia is God oooo.
ReplyDeleteWell, you are just following your predecesor path(do or die) and your party motto- power by all means.
Even if you're suspecting a fowl play by the APC governors, is restriction the best option?(which really exposed your desperation)
I pity jonathan, will stopping APC governors from attedning d rally make fayemi not to win d election? Insrtead of to focus on solving boko haram problem u are creating another on one in d west. Dis politics of hatred will not take dis country anywhere rather it is creating more problems. Am not an APC person oooo.
ReplyDeleteYou mumu no be small see as u open ur wide mouth how many times the president enter ekiti to campain? U said president if he like he can come as many as possible this useless people leave there state 2twice in a month to campain did they lost anytin in ekiti on their way if they crash are they going to be blaming FG for that or who president is not ur father u can talk to anyhow fool
ReplyDeleteYou mumu no be small see as u open ur wide mouth how many times the president enter ekiti to campain? U said president if he like he can come as many as possible this useless people leave there state 2twice in a month to campain did they lost anytin in ekiti on their way if they crash are they going to be blaming FG for that or who president is not ur father u can talk to anyhow fool
ReplyDeleteWetin bird of prey de find for barber's shop. So this thing we Ikimi talk na true oo! Tinubu you no be our saviour? Wethin you do or achieve when you were Lagos governor?.Refuse was the symbol of Lagos state. All your children dey overseas and you wan put crisis in Ekiti state like in Rivers.So if the state start to boil you relax in Lagos and when it start to spread you enter your private jets and go and meet your children. Who is fooling who? Allow us to manage our live je je until the time that God decides that enough is enough for all corrupt and selfish politicians like you. We no be mumu.If you like you can even make Mecca your second home.God deyoooo! on that dey Allah will pay you back according to your work. You have no moral high ground to be parading yourself as a moral crusader. No matter how you wan use party politics to confuse us. Nigerians know the truth.By the way can you tell us how you made all these money you are throwing around?. Nigerians a wiser now.You no be our saviour .O to!
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