Safiu Kehinde
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has ordered probe into the clash between former Edo State Governor, Sen. Adams Oshiomole, and Nigerian local airline, Air Peace.
NPO Reported that Oshiomole had on Wednesday come under public scrutiny after allegedly disrupting the operation of the airline as he locked its departure terminal end entry terminal after missing his flight at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
This led to rounds of allegations from both parties with Air Peace accusing Oshiomole of assaulting its staff while the Edo lawmaker accused the airline of extortion and sales of ticket of already booked seats in higher price to desperate passengers.
Reacting to the development in a statement issued on his official X handle on Friday, Keyamo probe into the case.
He disclosed that he had since contacted both parties as he urged the aviation agencies to exercise restraint in jumping to conclusions.
“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.”.He wrote.