Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace
development, has directed aviation agencies to probe the incident involving Air
Peace and Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north.
In a post on X on Friday, Keyamo instructed the agencies to
gather all relevant evidence and report back to his office.
Air Peace had accused Oshiomhole of disrupting its
operations after missing a scheduled flight.
In two videos circulated on X, the senator was seen addressing an official at the airport and also sitting in front of a gate at the Zulu Hall, located at the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1.
In response to the allegations, Oshiomhole said he did not
cause any disruption but rather took a stand against what he called extortion
and arbitrary policy changes by the airline.
The lawmaker said the airline asked passengers who had
checked-in online to pay extra money before boarding.
However, in a counter-response, Air Peace described the
claim as “deliberate falsehood”, adding that no passenger was asked to pay
money after the closure of check-in.
Speaking on the incident, the minister said he had been in
direct contact with both parties since the day of the event.
He urged both parties to exercise restraint in their public
exchanges.
“In the wake of the incident at the Lagos Airport last
Wednesday involving AIRPEACE Airline and His Excellency, Senator Adams
Oshiomhole, I have been in direct contact with both parties since that
morning,” Keyamo said.
“Whilst appealing to both sides to halt the public
accusations and counter-accusations, I am further directing the relevant
aviation agencies to thoroughly look into the issue, collect all available
evidence and revert to my office so we can deal with the issue in such a way as
to guide future conducts in similar situations.”
The minister also urged the aviation agencies to avoid
rushing to conclusions, noting the importance of adhering to the long-standing
legal principle of listening to all parties before reaching a judgement.
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