There was a mild drama at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos yesterday as supporters of the Labour Party, including party chieftains, were prevented from boarding the Obidient-plane for the party’s rally at Ibadan.
There has been no official clarification on the flight restrictions but officials of the party were told by the leasing vendor that, “Federal authorities won’t allow the Obidient Aircraft to file a flight plan, because of ongoing regulatory investigations.”
Diran Onifade, the media coordinator for the Obi-Datti campaign, reaffirmed this in a statement.
He said; “The Obidient plane was grounded today by the powers that be “for regulatory reasons” only. Please ignore any mischievous rumour. Our massive rally in Ibadan is going on as planned.”
