MAKURDI — A chartered aircraft conveying former Head of State and All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) and his entourage, was Wednesday allegedly denied landing rights by the authoriities of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in Makurdi, Benue State.
Vanguard gathered from a reliable source that Gen. Buhari, alongside his entourage, was travelling from Bayelsa State to Makurdi to woo delegates of his party ahead of the APC delegates congress scheduled for December but had their flight denied permission to touch down in Makurdi.
According to him, “the flight was earlier granted landing permission but we were all surprised when half an hour to his arrival a counter directive was issued mid-flight thereby forcing the aircraft to head to Abuja.
“What they did was evil and dangerous, what if the plane was low on fuel, what do you think would have happened? Desperation has set into our politics, and it is posing grave danger to our democracy.”
When contacted on phone, the Benue State Chairman of the APC, Comrade Abba Yaro confirmed the development describing it as unfortunate.
He explained that loyalists of the party who had laid siege at the airport Wednesday morning were disappointed and had to disperse when they learnt of the unfortunate development.
“We will certainly react to this ugly incident because what they have done was not only callous and wicked but also unacceptable in modern day Nigeria.”
All attempts to speak with officials of FAAN in Makurdi on the matter failed as they all declined to comment on the issue.

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this was the man that complain no he borrow money frm bank.....

Yu can delude us all

Ayamlaff...

Thank God his supporters were there to see how desperate the PDP is.

this is just a work of an opposition party.
don't tell me am wrong, cus what concern faan with politics

Possible only in Nigeria. After our incompetent, vile and corrupt leaders will tell us that its freedom for all.

Meanwhile saTANists will soon be here to attack.

Anti terror measures.. . .

All these Drama Queens sef. Makurdi airport is a Military Airport. FAAN doesnt Control flights there. You cant land in a Military Airport without special clearance. So how could they have gotten permission from FAAN?

diceman1:
All these Drama Queens sef. Makurdi airport is a Military Airport. FAAN doesnt Control flights there. You cant land in a Military Airport without special clearance. So how could they have gotten permission from FAAN?

You are being clever by half. Clearance was withdrawn. Spin it.

This is funny ooo... He was allowed in bayelsa and was not allowed in markurdi. Some other things must have happend that we v not or might never heard... But how did GMB get money for private jet when he is be is beging for money in facebook? Just asking though

I pity this drunkard....thats all i have to say

K0boko69:
I pity this drunkard....thats all i have to say

Professor Illiterate; your nincompoop internet president entered Bayelsa freely;

Common sense therefore says: GEJ is not responsible for his dismissal in Benue!


You bunch of block-head scallywags will twist any news to win the hearts of fellow patrotic i. dio. tic Nigerians.

Was he about to drop way bill for some people, its scary