Ex-President’s plane barred from landing in Makurdi

A plane carrying former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday barred from landing at the Makurdi airport in Benue State.

The All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential aspirant had to cancel his activities in the state after he was allegedly denied landing rights by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

A source told Vanguard:

“The flight was earlier granted landing permission but we were all surprised when half an hour to his arrival a counter directive was issued mid-flight thereby forcing the aircraft to head to Abuja.”

“What they did was evil and dangerous, what if the plane was low on fuel, what do you think would have happened? Desperation has set into our politics, and it is posing grave danger to our democracy.”

The Chairman of the APC in the state, Abba Yaro also reportedly confirmed the incident saying:

“We will certainly react to this ugly incident because what they have done was not only callous and wicked but also unacceptable in modern day Nigeria.”

Buhari is said to have arrived in Makurdi after a trip to Bayelsa with the intention of garnering more supporters ahead of the APC delegates congress which is expected to hold in December.