President
Goodluck Jonathan last night ordered Nigerian aviation authorities to prevent
the jet carrying Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi from leaving the Kano
International Airport 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.
Is there
politics in royalty too
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