By Chinelo Obogo
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was on Friday evening, involved in a serious incident at the Ibadan Airport, after the private jet that was conveying him skid off the runway.
Daily Sun gathered that the HS25 aircraft with registration number: 5N-AMM and operated by Flint Aero, departed from Abuja on Friday 3, 2023, to the Samuel Ladoke Akintola airport, Ibadan at 18.41utc. It had an initial contact with the control tower at 18:56 seeking extension, which was granted by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
But at 19.21utc, the plane landed short of the threshold with about 50 metres and skid into a bush short of the runway. There were no fatalities but the aircraft suffered substantial damage and all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), James Odaudu, said investigation into the incident has commenced.