Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan tonight ordered Nigerian
aviation authorities to prevent the jet carrying Rivers State Governor, Rotimi
Amaechi from leaving the Kano International Airport grounded after security
agencies decided that Mr. Amaechi, former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu,
ex-governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki and a former governor of Gombe state
and now Senator, Danjuma Goje were instrumental to pressurizing Governor Rabiu
Kwankwaso of Kano to ratify ousted CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new
Emir of Kano.
The Bombardier aircraft that was recently released to the
governor could not leave the airport as aviation agencies claimed there was an
order from above to stop night flights out of the Mallam Aminu Kano
International Airport in Kano.
Governor Amaechi reportedly left Kano around 8pm Nigerian
time by road en route to Port Harcourt.
SaharaReporters learnt that National Airspace Management
Authority (NAMA) operatives refused to give clearance to the governor's jet to
take off leaving the governor and his aides no other option than to travel by
road out of Kano.
The Kano State commissioner for State Affairs, Aminu
Abdusalam who was responsible for hosting guests to the governor confirmed the
development in a short speech tonight in Kano. The seizure of Ameachi's jets
followed a riot in Kano against Sanusi's choice as Emir.
This will not be the first Governor Amaechi's jet would be
impounded by president Jonathan, on April 26th 2013, the governor and his entourage
was grounded for about two hours at the Akure Airport, Ondo State, on the allegations
that it violated aviation procedures before take-off. The jet was later seized
by the Nigerian government until it was released last week.
Amaechi and his aides were returning from Ado-Ekiti, where
they attended the burial of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs.
Funmi Olayinka.
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