Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. Credit: Festus Keyamo / X
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the controversial landing and subsequent departure of a private aircraft from a roadway near Asaba, Delta State, as a breach of aviation regulations and a matter of national security concern.
The aircraft, which reportedly failed to land at the Asaba Airport on Wednesday morning, landed on a concrete road still under construction in the Ogwashi-Uku area near the Delta State capital.
In a statement, made available to journalists by Tunde Moshood, media aide to the minister, on Thursday, the minister said the aircraft attempted to land at about 7:43 am local time but was unable to access the airport runway before making a safe landing on the unfinished roadway.
Recall that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, in a statement earlier on Wednesday, said it grounded the aircraft upon its arrival in Lagos pending the outcome of a comprehensive investigation.
