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Photos And Videos Of People Waving At Aircraft In Many Parts Of The World.

Many Nigerian governors had a lot of engagements in Abuja at the end of August and beginning of September. The Nigerian Governors Forum met and the Progressive Governors Forum also had a meeting and then they paid condolence visits to the APC chairman whose mother died recently and the Kogi State governor whose father died recently (they visited the Kogi State governor at the Governor's Lodge in Abuja). North-East governors met with the president on September 3rd, Governor Sanwo-Olu attended the Gitex technology summit and the Niger State governor visited the FIRS chairman in Abuja.

The Niger State governor also attended a meeting of the Buhari Organisation and former CPC members.

Since the governors were in Abuja and on their way back to their states, they said farewell to the president (who was travelling abroad) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport.

A very funny narrative then went viral. Some people claimed that the governors left their states and flew to Abuja just to wave goodbye to the president. The statement that I found very funny and which is the subject of this thread, is that some people said that the governors were bush and unexposed because they waved to a "closed" aircraft.

I have been watching these things for almost 50 years and I have seen very many people wave at what some people called "closed aircraft". In fact, it was once very common. Civilians wave at the aircraft and military personnel in uniform salute.

There's nothing wrong with it, why? Because aircraft have something called window seats and the people inside the aircraft can see what's happening outside.

In fact, this is part of the United States' inauguration tradition. The new president and vice president and their spouses escort the former president and his wife to the back of the Capitol where Executive One is waiting (it is not called Marine One because the sitting president is not using it).

The new president, vice president, first lady and second lady stand on the steps of the Capitol and wave at the helicopter as it takes the former president and former first lady to the airport from where they will fly home.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWrzY78eZdo?si=vNMwN6E8X5h0ZAD1

Here are photos and videos of civilians waving at and military personnel saluting aircraft.

Photo 1) President Barrack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden waving at the helicopter that took Former President George Bush to the airport.

Photo 2) First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance and his wife wave at the helicopter that took Former President Biden and Dr Jill Biden to the airport.

Photo 3) People waving at Air Force One as it took off.

Photo 4) Military personnel saluting Air Force One as it took off.

The Druk Gyalpo and Gyaltsuen (King and Queen of Bhutan) wave at the plane of the King and Queen of Thailand as they depart Bhutan. The King of Thailand is flying the plane.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sT7wqPYz7o?si=pwLyrCdRecy-oiQX

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naptu2:
It's not everybody that is able to comprehend things easily, so I'll provide a one-time simple explanation.

There are 3 issues:

1) Is it strange for people to wave at "closed aircraft". That's what this thread is about.

2) Did the governors travel to Abuja just to wave at an aircraft? Although that's not what this thread about, I answered the question in the first post, but some people are pretending that they can't see it.

3) Is there anything wrong with governors going to wave at aircraft? We haven't touched this issue yet, but we'll address it before the end of today (if you read my diary, then you'll know that I have addressed it a year or two ago).

naptu2:
Wow! Today is now competing with the day that I tried to upload Captain Tolofari's story for the title of day with the most bans. I think the bot might have gone rogue.

I no longer have any time, so I'll surmarise the plane issue here and then I'll write the 2007 edition of the election season when I get back.

Then that might be it for Nairaland for 2 weeks.

(I still didn't create the Anambra thread that I started writing before Buhari died).


1) Is there anything strange about people waving at "closed aircraft"? No, the passengers can see what's happening outside and it's done all over the world. (In fact, planes of heads of state sometimes fly flags when they are landing. The pilot opens his window and sticks out a flag).

2) Did the governors go to Abuja to wave at the president? No, they had previous engagements in Abuja. Very many governors were in Abuja for very many reasons at that time.

3) Is there anything wrong with governors going to say farewell to the president? Not at all. I have posted extensively about this over the years and I'll simply list the main points.

⚫️ Some people say that governors should be working instead of saying farewell to the president. News flash, they are working when they say farewell to the president. They are networking.

⚫️ I have told you that presidents are very busy people with a full calendar and people do whatever they can to get to see him.

⚫️ I've told you about how people who live on the Mainland come all the way to Lekki to play football, how people on the Mainland come all the way to Syrian Club to play basketball and how people do whatever they can to get into Ikoyi Club. It's not that there's no where on the Mainland to play sports, they are networking.

⚫️ I've told you how employees in the US go out to expensive dinners, which will be paid for by their companies, because they want to hook a client, how state governors in Nigeria organise state visits and state banquets because they want something from the Federal Government, etc.

⚫️ I told you how military governors from all South-West states came to Lagos for NUGA opening ceremony because they thought that the head of state would be there.

⚫️ I've also told you about how Presidential aides in Nigeria, the US and around the world try to restrict access to the president so that he can have some rest. Meeting the president in a car, plane, at the airport, state banquet or some other event is a way of getting around these restrictions.

Photo 1) The King and Queen of Bhutan wave at the plane of the King and Queen of Thailand.

Photo 2) American military personnel salute Air Force One.

Imagine some people justifying the stupid acts of other people.We re saying it's a bad culture and need to stop,,how can a governor leave his primary responsibility and be waving hand like a small baby,.Some people can defend stupidity aswear

That's an example of people who do not read, but just rush to comment.

You don't have state governors in America for example leaving their duty posts and head to Washington just to wave Trump bye bye because he's going for a two weeks working holiday at Alimosho. That is the koko

Another one that did not read the post, but just rushed to comment.

ayoolataiwo:
Imagine some people justifying the stupid acts of other people.We re saying it's a bad culture and need to stop,,how can a governor leave his primary responsibility and be waving hand like a small baby,.Some people can defend stupidity aswear

Is never a stupid act. I don't think you have left Nigeria before. It also happens to even chairmen or commissioners when they are about to leave for some person's to wave them good bye. When you are traveling, did your family or friend not excort and wave you good bye. Some of you will do worse as a councillor.

Like I know that this thread will make front page in no time

APC trying to do damage control


Una fit ban me .the forum is yours by the way

Chai. See non-sense justification for the Sycophancy of our useless governors. Tueh!!

Even though, these our rules here will never good things...ppl resign in other places , why can't they do the same here...

To be honest

This govt is a disaster.

Must you always defend everything?

i don't know why our government sometimes gives answers and concerns to what is not.
Another unfortunate thing is that these people who are not very reasonable suddenly get appointments on the table ahead of the more reasonable and consistent ones. Na so life be everywhere sha.

Obidiennts will not surprise us again, it's a usual thing from them.

APC is so shameless.

What's the meaning of all these?

It is the ventilation of anger, hunger and frustration at not meeting personal goals that made Nigerians misinterpreted everything their leaders do!

Most govt officials kill 2 birds with 1 stone during their movements, they knew the risk and would even prefer not to move at all !!

They were never in Abj to wave off the president only, other engagements are there

ayoolataiwo:
Imagine some people justifying the stupid acts of other people.We re saying it's a bad culture and need to stop,,how can a governor leave his primary responsibility and be waving hand like a small baby,.Some people can defend stupidity aswear

They are defending their urgent 2k. Abi na you wan give them?
Everybody cannot be a good citizen, some were born bad.

kedeojo:
Is never a stupid act. I don't think you have left Nigeria before. It also happens to even chairmen or commissioners when they are about to leave for some person's to wave them good bye. When you are traveling, did your family or friend not excort and wave you good bye. Some of you will do worse as a councillor.

,how did you know I neva travel before,abeg don't use this kind brain train pikin o

What are u justifyn ? It Tinubu travels 50x a year governors must be there waving hands.... people's sycophancy or mediocrity I still can't relate

kedeojo:
Is never a stupid act. I don't think you have left Nigeria before. It also happens to even chairmen or commissioners when they are about to leave for some person's to wave them good bye. When you are traveling, did your family or friend not excort and wave you good bye. Some of you will do worse as a councillor.

These are heads of states or previous heads of states seeing off a visitor. Not state governors earning out of state allowance just to wave at an airplane
Very horrible

Image123:
i don't know why our government sometimes gives answers and concerns to what is not.

Another unfortunate thing is that these people who are not very reasonable suddenly get appointments on the table ahead of the more reasonable and consistent ones. Na so life be everywhere sha.

If Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC has no answer to the concerns of the people, it’s understandable why they are doing distractions upandan.

Buhari’ll reduce petrol to N40/L —David-West

FORMER Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West, said that Nigerians should expect sharp drop in petrol price from the current N87 to about N40 per litre, saying, “the president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/buharill-reduce-petrol-to-n40l-david-west/

Petrol should never cost more than N70 per litre, says APC

January 19, 2015

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as mere tokenism the reduction of petrol price from N97 to N87 per litre, saying the petroleum product ordinarily should sell for N70.

On Sunday, the federal government announced the reduction of petrol price, citing the fall of global crude oil price.

But the APC through Lai Mohammed, its spokesman, on Monday accused the government of making a show out of deceit, saying “a 10.3 per cent slash in the price of petrol was a mere tokenism at a time the price of crude oil has crashed by about 60 per cent”.

It argued that the pump price of a litre of petrol should not be more than 70 Naira, alleging that at N87 per litre, the government was forcing Nigerians to subsidise the massive corruption in the oil sector by N17 for every litre of fuel.

https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-never-cost-n70-per-litre-says-apc/

The person who posted needs to look will this are all send forth of past President before inauguration of the next, which is the courtesy . Post one where governors of countries come to the airport to see if their President going on vacation please

SeverusSnape:
Chai. See non-sense justification for the Sycophancy of our useless governors. Tueh!!

Hahahahahaha
Please leave me oooo.... Not unexpected anyways.

I was waiting to see the Governors of Bhutan and others waving on unofficial visits, infact one of those was at Andrews Air Force Base on Obama's last trip 2 days before he handed over. One of those was also Bush as President visiting the air wing, I didn't see any of their Governors leaving their States to go wave.

Nobody is saying don't wave to an aircraft, I mean there are situations for it and protocols also. No state governor in the US is leaving his elected post to come and wave to a president going to rest in a foreign land.

kedeojo:
Is never a stupid act. I don't think you have left Nigeria before. It also happens to even chairmen or commissioners when they are about to leave for some person's to wave them good bye. When you are traveling, did your family or friend not excort and wave you good bye. Some of you will do worse as a councillor.

Since you have left Nigeria before, can you name the countries you went to and you witnessed governors leaving their several states to travel to an airport to go and wave a president traveling abroad good bye?

Who are the persons that go and wave commissioners good bye?

You are talking of family and friends. Are the governors that went to wave tinubu good bye his family and friends?

How does it make sense to you that the governors had to travel from their various states just to come and wave tinubu good bye?

Did they travel to the airport at their own expense or the expense of their various states?