Supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike
Amaechi had to barge their way into the Port
Harcourt International Airport, with the governor
in tow, after the police allegedly stopped him from
gaining access into the airport.
Governor Amaechi was on his way to the airport to
welcome leaders of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) who were in Port Harcourt to pay him a
solidarity visit and also invite him to join their
party, when the incident happened.
The crowd of supporters subsequently forced their
way through the airport gate and carried the
Governor along with them.
The Rivers State Governor however had to walk
some 5 kilometers from the gate to the tarmac.
The police claim that they were only trying to
maintain law and order.
FAAN Condemns Amaechi’s Reaction
Meanwhile, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
(FAAN) has condemned what it calls the invasion
of the Port Harcourt International Airport by
Governor Amaechi and his supporters.
The Coordinating General Manager, Public
Relations of FAAN, Mister Yaqub Datti said the
airport area is a security zone and not a place to
play politics, and advised against such recurrence
in future.
He also alleged that the incident forced an Arik
flight to divert to a neighbouring state for landing,
as the pilot considered it unsafe to land at that time
when the supporters of the Rivers Governor had
invaded the airport.
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