Friday June 13, 2025|

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed aviation agencies to investigate the incident at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

A row broke out on Wednesday at the domestic wing of the Airport Terminal 1 in Lagos between Senator Adams Oshiomhole and the officials of Air Peace Airline over preventing the senator from boarding a 6:30am flight.

The airline said the Senator arrived after the boarding process had ended, and the plane departed.

Senator Oshiomhole alleged that he and other passengers were victims of sharp practices by the airline staff members who redirected their tickets to other passengers at higher rates.

He denied barricading the terminal, disrupting flight operations or being unruly as alleged by the airline.

Oshiomhole said he only decided to fight for Nigerians who were being ‘extorted’ by the airline under the pretext of coming late.

Reacting to the development on Friday via a post on his official X handle @fkeyamo, the Minister directed aviation agencies to thoroughly probe the issues and revert to his office.

He noted that the investigation would enable the sector to deal with the issue in such a way as to guide future conducts in similar situations.

The Minister however did not give a timeline for the conclusion of the investigation.

The post reads: “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.”