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.
It was 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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