Minister for Aviation, Festus Keyamo SAN has called for caution in the ongoing feud bettween the Senator representing Edo north, Senator Adams Oshiomhole and Air Peace Airlines.
In a statement released on its X( formerly Twitter) page , the Minister urged the two parties to restrain from accusations and counter-accusations
“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. I also directed the aviation agencies to exercise restraint in jumping to conclusions in line with the time-honoured legal principle of ‘hear all sides’ before reaching judgment.
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 said
The Airline had on Wednesday accused Oshiomhole of disrupting its flight operations after the Senator came late for his flight . According to the Airline, the Senator resorted to violence, physically assaulting staffs and forcefully barricading the terminal’s entrance.
In his reaction, Senator Oshiomole denied disrupting flights operation but instead accused the Airline of extortion. Oshiomhole said what he witnessed was a pattern of extortion, with airline staff denying boarding to passengers with online bookings and reselling tickets at inflated prices..
