President Jonathan N9bn Jet Develops Sudden Fault

The President yesterday and some other top
government officials in the country escaped an air
mishap at the Minna Airport in Niger State when a
presidential jet developed a technical fault, while they
were aboard.

The presidential jet, Nigerian Air Force 001 (5N-FGT),
had earlier brought the president to the state to
attend a PDP rally before heading back to the airport
after the rally for a trip to Sokoto, but when the
president and other top government officials boarded
the jet, the jet refused to move. They were there for several minutes and all efforts made by the crew
members and engineers proved abortive.

While this was going on, Vice-President Namadi
Sambo; President of the Senate, David Mark; all PDP
governors, members of the National Assembly and
members of the Federal Executive Council were
watching under the scorching sun.

They were later conveyed into the Jet that brought
the vice president, but only a few could fly with the
president because the jet was smaller. Namadi Sambo
later joined the senate president in a smaller
presidential jet that flew him down, before leaving
the state.